Fred Vargas

Two men are found murdered on the outskirts of Paris, and despite the appearance that the crime is drug-related, Commissaire Adamsberg believes that the deaths are the work of a serial killer, and he enlists pathologist Ariane Lagarde to help solve the case.

When two Parisian women are shockingly murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist Clément Vauquer, who was seen outside both of the apartments in question. It seems on the surface like an open-and-shut case. But now Clément has disappeared from public view. His likeness has appeared in the papers and detectives from Paris to Nevers are on his tail. To have a chance of proving his innocence, he seeks refuge with old Marthe, a...