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"Pelletier is a wonderful storyteller. She is a master of funny, bittersweet dialogue. A classic roman noir hero, the world weary inspector, is completely reinvented."—Le Monde
The naked bodies of a male dancer and a young girl are found entwined backstage in the Moulin Rouge. A junkie is killed, his throat chewed open, the teeth marks human. Seemingly unconnected, these deaths form a sinister pattern involving crack dealers and shady property deals.
Inspector Maurice Less is plagued by a female boss who bombards him with tales of her sexual exploits. Together they uncover a trail of fear and broken dreams that reaches from Corsica into the heart of Paris.
Winner of the Grand Prix du Roman Noir de Cognac.
Began her career as an actor. She founded a theatre company in Paris and is the author of plays, novels and film scripts.It is not unusual to find her engaged simultaneously as author, director and actor in the same project Ion Monk lives in France. He has translated a number of literary thrillers including four novels by Daniel Pennac and the best selling novel The Blood-Red Rivers by J-C Grange.