A very good detective novel that has a unique feel about it.
It manages to be different from other murder mysteries without trying too hard.
The translation might have been better and I’d have awarded it an extra half a point!
Strange symbols once used to ward off the Black Death. Commissioner Adamsberg my new favourite Parisian detective. Highly recommended.
Score 8.5/10
Date read December 2005
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