Mark Hebden Bücher

The story follows Chief Inspector Pel as he navigates the unexpected complications arising from a seemingly harmless invitation to the home of influential Deputy Claude Barclay. As the evening unfolds, Pel finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue and moral dilemmas that challenge his professional integrity and personal values. The narrative delves into themes of power dynamics and the consequences of choices made in the social sphere of law enforcement.

Pel's life as a contented newlywed is put on hold as he finds himself investigating the deaths of a series of young women, who have been strangled and left with macabre messages next to them. Pel's investigations lead him to the city's student community, and into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

A well-known fraudster is found dead in an alleyway - could gang rivalry be to blame? And who is behind a series of attacks targeting gay men in the town? On top of all this, a wealthy local businessman, Francois Rensselaer, disappears - but oddly, none of his family seem very bothered about it. It's down to Pel to unravel the mystery.

Set in the picturesque Burgundy countryside, the story revolves around Inspector Pel as he navigates a perplexing murder case. The crime scene, an elegant salon featuring a grand piano and a Louis XIV escritoire, adds to the mystery. With the shutters closed and a record of Rigoletto endlessly spinning, the atmosphere is both haunting and intriguing, setting the stage for an engaging investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

Set in the picturesque province of Burgundy, the story unfolds as Chief Inspector Pel investigates a series of alarming incidents, including widespread fires, the poisoning of a farmer's sheep, and the theft of valuable jewelry. The situation escalates with the discovery of a woman's body, intertwining mystery and danger in a landscape he cherishes. Each event deepens the intrigue, challenging Pel to uncover the truth behind the chaos threatening his community.

In his beloved Burgundy, Chief Inspector Pel finds himself incensed by interference from Paris, but it isn't the descent of rival policemen that makes Pel's blood boil - crimes are being committed by violent gangs from Paris and Marseilles.

Inspector Evariste Clovis Desire Pel did not need another murder case added to his already Herculean workload, especially not this ghoulish business of a mutilated, headless corpse, the anonymous victim of a desperate and determined killer. Yet, if the murder was so deliberate, so well-planned, why was the identity of the dead man obscured?

Chief Inspector Pel's honeymoon with his new wife Genevieve is disrupted when a local taxi driver is murdered on their first night. More puzzling is his attempt to reach Pel before the brutal killing and his message is one of murder, arson and smuggling. Can Pel break the silence surrounding the Islanders, and catch the killer?

When five murders disturb his sleepy Burgundian city on Bastille night, Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Desire Pel has his work cut out for him. A terrorist group is at work and with the President due to make an official visit in a few weeks' time, the pressure is on to uncover them and stop them in their tracks.

Pel's personal life is going far from smoothly, as he discovers himself to be the target of a letter-bomb sent by an old enemy - aside from the obvious danger, this is yet another obstacle to his plans to marry Madame Faivre- Perret. Can Pel keep his life, his love and his career by solving the murder mysteries?