"A most wonderfully wry noir murder mystery you'll not soon forget."--Durango Herald

"Garnier's sly, cynical take on life will strike a chord with readers of every age."--Publishers Weekly

"Ultimately a very dark novel, but a very impressive one."--The Complete Review

Bernard lives with his sister Yolande who hasn't left the house since 1945. Bernard is now in the final months of a terminal illness. With no longer anything to lose, he becomes reckless--and murderous.

Locally the A26 is under construction. Concrete still wet, it stands ready to...

"Combines a sense of the surreal with a ruthless wit."--The Observer

Given the choice, Martial would not have moved to Les Conviviales. But Odette loved the idea of a new retirement village in the south of France. So that was that.

At first it feels like a terrible mistake: they're the only residents and it's raining nonstop. Then three neighbors arrive, the sun comes out, and life becomes far more interesting and agreeable.

Until, that is, some gypsies set up camp just outside their gated community . . .

Pascal Garnier is a leading figure in...

Fabien and Sylvie had both known their marriage was over. But when Sylvie is involved in a fatal car accident, Fabien is stunned to discover that she died alongside her lover. He decides to find out about the lover's widow. First by stalking her, then by breaking into her home.

"Dark enough to sink the hook deep into fans of noir."--Publishers Weekly

Just before Christmas in Versailles. Olivier has come to bury his mother, but the impending holidays and icy conditions have delayed the funeral.

While trapped in limbo at his mother's flat, a chance encounter brings Olivier back in touch with childhood friend Jeanne and her blind brother, Rodolphe.

Rodolphe suggests they have dinner together, along with a homeless man he's taken in. As the wine flows, dark secrets are spilled, and there's more than just hangovers to deal with the next...