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fatale
[Paperback - 2015]
jean-patrick manchette
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Publisher: Serpent's Tail Uk | ISBN: 9781781253892 | Pages: 112
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Aimée Joubert is a drop-dead gorgeous femme fatale with a penchant for bloody murder. Ever on the lookout for opportunities for self-enrichment, she finds plenty to like as a newcomer to the detestable backwater town of Bléville: small-minded parochialism, self-interested parish politics, rampant corruption, dormant grudges, scandals just waiting to be uncovered - yes, there s a killing to be made here. So Aimée starts to wreak her stylish mayhem on Bléville s despicable bourgeoisie. But just when she s ready to take them all to the cleaners, something snaps, and the master manipulator falls prey to her wayward passions. A legend of the genre, Jean-Patrick Manchette transformed the modern crime thriller into something slick, chic and riotously enjoyable. A tornado of redemptive murder and a gleeful satire of small-town life, Fatale is Manchette s bloodiest, funniest and most brilliantly cathartic thriller yet.

About the Author

Jean Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) rescued the French crime novel from the grip of Maigret and methodical police procedurals - restoring the noir edge by virtue of his post-1968 leftism. Jazz saxophonist, political activist, and screenwriter, Manchette was influenced as much by Guy Debord as by Dashiell Hammett. He remains an inspiration to the new generation of French mystery writers who have come in his wake. David Peace grew up in Yorkshire in the 70 s and vividly remembers listening to the hoax tape of the Yorkshire Ripper on his way home from school. He was selected as one of Granta s Best of Young British Novelists 2003. He lives in Japan.

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