The Messengers of Death - Paperback

by Pierre Magnan (Author)

A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery of 2008, this is the exceptional follow-up to Pierre Magnan's highly acclaimed Death in the Truffle Wood

Local handyman Emile discovers an envelope addressed to a Mlle Veronique in a disused mailbox. Being a former postman, he dutifully purchases a stamp and mails the letter. But when the body of this same Mlle Veronique is soon found murdered, Commissaire Laviolette is coaxed out of retirement to solve one of the most bizarre crimes imaginable.

Author Biography

Pierre Magnan is an award-winning French crime writer who publishes his novels to rave international reviews. The Messengers of Death is his second mystery in the Commissaire Laviolette series; his classic crime novel, The Murdered House, was published byMinotaur Books.