Deadly Camargue

"Moartea în Camargue" de Cay Rademacher este al doilea roman din seria Roger Blanc, după "Mistralul ucigaș", citit de mine anul trecut. În sudul arzător al Franței are loc un accident nefericit. Un jurnalist cunoscut din Paris este găsit fără suflare alături de ucigașul său, un taur de elită. Simțul......more

Good overall. Great book to read when it’s freezing out as the author continually talks about the ongoing heat wave in Provence......more

Tödliche Camargue ist mehr als ein Krimi. Cay Rademacher erzählt auch in diesem Teil viel über die Region, in der der aktuelle Fall für Roger Blanc spielt. Dass in der Camargue Reis angebaut wird, wusste ich ebenso wenig wie die Tatsache, dass auch hier Stier kämpfen, wenn auch anders als in Spanien......more

A black bull who murders isn't a usual subject for a mystery, but there's one here in the Camargue where bull fighting, flamingos, steamy August weather, and rice-growing are all part of the Provence countryside and the plot. The investigation even manages to draw in the question of whether Vincent......more

This book certainly caught me off guard. I could not put it down. Only a few books have been placed in that category and this is one. A rogue police officer Roger Blanc, who has butted heads with the higher echelon, was moved from Paris to the South of France and the Camargue. Roger’s life has drast......more