Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery The Chalk Circle Man, Book 1, (Paperback)

from Crazymamie

This was an interesting police procedural set in France and introducing Chief Inspector Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, who works a bit like Hercule Poirot by not explaining things to those who are working with him. He is an odd mix, and I think I like him. I am glad that Beth warned me that this is not...

from DeltaQueen50

"Although the sixth of the Adamsberg books to be translated into English, [The Chalk Circle Man] by Fred Vargas is, in fact, the debut novel of the series. The storyline, although very good, is almost secondary to the introduction of the main characters that will appear throughout the series. The...

from ewhatley

This was my first read of this author and as a long time reader of police procedurals, the first thing I noticed was that the depiction of this team of French detectives is very different than that of US detectives. This entire cast of characters is unique and intelligent, not only the detectives...

from Ameise1

It's the first book of The Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery. Adamsberg is a cranky personality. He intends to solve the crime by listening, thinking and waiting and he never seems to be in a hurry. He seems always absentminded and isn't able to catch track on his thoughts. For his subordinates it is...

from EBT1002

Translated from the French, this first in the Chief Inspector Adamsberg series is original and satisfying. Vargas doesn't follow the Dorothy L. Sayers rules of mystery writing so the solution took me by surprise. But let's face it, even if she had followed those rules, I might not have seen this ...