Confession

Confession

by Martin O ' Brien (Author)

Synopsis

Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot has been enjoying the quiet life in a peaceful Provencal village. A former rugby international, who once scored the winning try against England at Twickenham, Jacquot sports a trademark ponytail and loves food, wine - and one woman, artist Claudine. Now, however, he must leave her to go to Paris, where Marseilles Magistrate, Solange Bonnefoy's niece has been abducted. As the trail of violence and corruption leads Jacquot back to the ancient seaport, with its bloody history of slave trafficking, another utterly shocking and unexpected murder sets the investigation galloping in a wholly new direction and Jacquot has to go undercover.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Preface Publishing
Published: 19 Nov 2009

ISBN 10: 1848090552
ISBN 13: 9781848090552
Book Overview: Martin O'Brien does for Marseilles what Donna Leon does for Venice in his wonderful Inspector Jacquot novels. Now Jacquot is recalled from his sleepy Provencal backwater to the mean streets of the city, to investigate the disappearance of a young girl.

Media Reviews
As with his previous novels, O'Brien presents the setting with as much detail as his characters. Leading the reader through the backstreets and alleyways of Marseilles, the author captures the city with colourful descriptions and vivid detail France Magazine
Author Bio
After graduating from Hertford College, Oxford, Martin O'Brien joined Conde Nast and was British Vogue's travel editor for a number of years. As well as writing for Vogue, he has contributed to a wide range of international publications. He was editor of Sixty Years of Travel in Vogue and is the author of All the Girls. His first four Jacquot novels were all published by Headline. He lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and two daughters.