Murder in Memoriam (Mask Noir)

by Didier Daeninckx (Author), L.Heron (Translator)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $4.85

  In a demonstration in Paris in 1961, hundreds of Algerians are killed by the police. During the demonstration, Roger Thiraud, a young history teacher, is murdered. Twenty years later, Bernard, his son, is murdered in Toulouse. To find the connection between the murders takes Inspector Cadin on an investigation into the shabby compromises of wartime politics. Winner of the 1984 Detective Fiction Prize, Murder in Memoriam is an impressive debut by the leading light of the new wave of French thriller writers.

• New

  Paperback
  2005

  $11.35

  Didier Daeninckx?s chilling novel created uproar when it was first published in France in 1984. It is set against the backdrop of a demonstration in Paris in 1961, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Algerians at the hands of the police. In Daeninckx?s story, Roger Thiraud, a young history teacher, is also mysteriously killed during this demonstration. Twenty years later, Bernard, his son, is murdered in Toulouse while on holiday with his girlfriend. To find the connection between the murders, Daeninckx?s hero Inspector Cadin must delve into the secret history and devastating compromises of wartime politics. Murder in Memoriam is a tense and unsettling indictment of France?s hidden past.