A Henri Castang mystery
11 total works
A brutal robbery, a drugged teenager and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady await Henri Castang in the tiny French town of Soulay.
But Castang can do nothing to help Soulay’s inhabitants until a violent death connects the small-town world of gossip and spite with a fetid corner of a Paris room where a man shot at him. What do these two malicious acts have to do with each other? What lengths will Henri Castang have to go to in order to uncover the truth?
In the sultry heat of a summer afternoon in a small French town, Inspector Henri Castang receives a call about a triple homicide. Rushing to the scene of the crime, Castang finds the three bodies brutally murdered in the woods behind two of the victim's home. The only witness is the head of the household, husband and father to two of the victims, who pleads his innocence.
This case gets more unusual for Castang as he begins to unravel the disturbing web of evidence that places the three victims in the most unlikely of relationships. Castang is determined to play by the rules but as more and more evidence comes to light he finds himself pursing darker paths to get to the truth.
A husband and wife drive through the switchback roads of the Vosges Mountains. A husband and wife have an explosive argument. The husband returns home. The wife does not.
Guy and Sibille Lebfebvre share a normal marriage, filled with more happy moments than stormy passages. That is until they have an explosive argument, and Sibille storms out of their car and into the deserted mountain roads.
With Sibille now missing for six months, Arlette Davidson is sure something sinister has transpired. Her family hasn't heard from her, her bank account hasn't been touched, and, most troubling, her husband hasn't bothered to find her. Arlette Davidson decides it's time to start looking. With the help of Henri Castang, she launches an investigation into Guy Levfebvre.
Guy swears that this is nothing more than a cold war of pride - Sibille too stubborn to come home, he too obstinate to reach out. But Guy's diary suggests he has something to atone for...
In this dark and winding mystery, can Castang determine who did it? Or is the greater question has it happened at all?
Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train , this psychological thriller will keep you guessing until the very end.
