by Fred Vargas (Author), Fred Vargas (Author), Siân Reynolds (Translator)
The opera singer Sophia Simeonidis wakes up one morning to discover that a tree has appeared overnight in the garden of her Paris house. Intrigued and unnerved, she turns to her neighbours: Vandoosler, an ex-cop, and three impecunious historians, Mathias, Marc and Lucien - the three evangelists. They agree to dig around the tree and see if something has been buried there. They find nothing but soil. A few weeks later, Sophia disappears and her body is found burned to ashes in a car. Who killed the opera singer? Her husband, her ex-lover, her best friend, her niece? They all seem to have a motive. Vandoosler and the three evangelists set out to find the truth.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0099469553
ISBN 13: 9780099469551
Book Overview: Winner of the inaugural 2006 International CWA Dagger Award.
Prizes: Winner of CWA Duncan Lawrie International Dagger 2006.