Seeking Whom He May Devour : Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates (Paperback)

from AHS-Wolfy

Sheep are being killed up in the French Alpine villages and the recently re-introduced wolves are the logical suspects. The only thing that goes against this assumption is that the bite marks seem to suggest an abnormally large specimen. Could it be something else instead. A cry of werewolf goes ...

from Ameise1

Also the second volume of the Adamsberg series was exciting. It plays in the French Alps. Adamsberg's muse Camille lives there and has built a new life with new friends. A Canadian bear researcher has been particularly impressed. Here in France he watches the wolves. Suddenly, the contemplative c...

from kerns222

Quirky. Vargas created a non-logical, dreamish detective who surrounds the facts and scenes of crimes with his blurry mental musings. And finally the truth pops out. The book plays by the rules of a whodunit: all the clues are there along with the distractions. A love interest drifts in and out o...

from KarenDuff

This is the first book I've read by this author and I really enjoyed it, will definitely be looking out for more of her books. This was a very quick read and my only complaint is that the bad guy was fairly obvious or maybe it was because I didn't like the character that I wanted him to be the ki...

from HoraceSPatoot

This is a very entertaining and well-paced mystery story with a variety of well-developed strange personalities and a strong woman protagonist. I didn't realize that Fred Vargas was a woman when I read it, but now that I see her photo, she looks exactly as I envisioned the protagonist.