{"product_id":"the-chalk-circle-man-paperback","title":"The Chalk Circle Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFred Vargas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSian Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wildly imaginative.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Robinson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen blue chalk circles begin to appear on the pavement in neighborhoods around Paris, Commissaire Adamsberg is alone in thinking that they are far from amusing. As he studies each new circle and the increasingly bizarre objects they contain - empty beer cans, four trombones, a pigeon's foot, a doll's head - he senses the cruelty that lies within whoever is responsible. And when a circle is discovered with decidedly less banal contents - a woman with her throat slashed - Adamsberg knows that this is just the beginning.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred Vargas is a French medieval historian and archaeologist who has a parallel career as a bestselling crime novelist. She adopted the pseudonym from her twin sister, an artist who works as Jo Vargas--after Ava Gardner's character in \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Contessa\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published ten mysteries, five of which feature Commissaire Adamsberg. Her detective fiction is published in 32 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.98 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753718055200,"sku":"9780143115953","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07854a22f2c3f4780eb3ad17cf8c27fb.webp?v=1780026217","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-chalk-circle-man-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}