Chalk Circle Man

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The Chalk Circle Man is the first book featuring Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, one of the most engaging characters in contemporary detective fiction.

Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger

Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme- he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is a born cop.

When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, only Adamsberg takes them - and the increasingly bizarre objects found within them - seriously. And when the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut is found in one, only Adamsberg realises that other murders will soon follow...

'The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction' Guardian

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780099488972
Published: February 2010

Number of pages: 256
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 16 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing