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Jacquot and the Waterman

Jacquot and the Waterman

by Martin O ' Brien (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 2005

    $3.36

  • Used

    Paperback 2005

    $24.18
Synopsis

Set in the South of France, the first in the Jacquot series follows Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot's investigation into a series of disturbing killings, where the female victims are always left submerged in water. Ex-French National Rugby Squad player Jacquot is a lover of blues, good food and wine. Disconsalate after his girlfriend leaves him, he plunges himself into the investigation whole-heartedly.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 544
 Publisher: Headline
Published: 04 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 075532286X
ISBN 13: 9780755322862
Book Overview: First in the Jaquot series, this is a gripping detective story filled with atmosphere, warmth and wit

Media Reviews
O'Briens evocation of the hot vibrant and seedy French port in which everyone seems to be a either a cop or a criminal, and sometimes both, is as masterly as Ian Rankin's depiction of Edinburgh * Daily Mail *
An atmospheric and enthralling debut * Lancashire Evening Post *
Murder, mayhem and the seedy side of Marseilles make for a mesmerising mix * Northern Echo *
`Well-drawn, strongly flavoured setting in Marseilles...with grisly forensics offering vital clues as to the nature of the crime while skilfully concealing the whodunit...Rich, spicy and served up with unmistakeable relish` Literary Review
Exotic and different...This debut novel is exceedingly well written and entertaining * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *
Author Bio
The only child of a headmistress and a naval officer, Martin O'Brien was educated at the Oratory School and Hertford College Oxford. He started his career as a copy-sub, going on to become Travel Editor of Vogue. Having travelled all over the world in some style, he left Vogue to write ALL THE GIRLS - a traveller's tales of hookers and whorehouses around the world and then began writing travel/lifestyle features for US publications. He left journalism for a few years to co-write screenplays and start a film production company. After 20 years of living in London, Martin, his wife and two daughters moved to the countryside, where he started to write the Jacquot books...