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Pre-order, due August

The Riddle of the Black Unicorn

Due .
Pushkin Vertigo, 320 pages.
ISBN: 9781805335955


Regular price £10.99 GBP

Pre-order The Riddle of the Black Unicorn to receive it on publication (due ). The book will be sent as soon as it is available.


Why would anyone strangle a humble seamstress with no known enemies? Newly-married bookseller Victor Legris is initially baffled by the murder of seemingly-unremarkable Louise Fontaine, in the abattoir district of La Villette. But as the investigation progresses, Victor, along with his assistant and brother-in-law Joseph, discovers that in belle-époque Paris young girls with no money or background are as ruthlessly preyed on as ever...

The Riddle of the Black Unicorn was first published in 2006.

Translated by Jennifer Higgins.


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