Crimes of Winter

<p><b>The third Inspector Sebag mystery dives deeper into character than most traditional detective yarns and is written with wit poignancy and panache (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).</b> <p/>Crime suspense and marital woes combine in this atmospheric procedural set in the seemingly quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan.<br>This winter is going to be a rough one for Insp. Gilles Sebag for he has discovered a terrible truth: his wife has been cheating on him. Bouncing between depression whisky and insomnia he buries himself in work in an attempt to forget.<br>But his investigations lead him inexorably to bigger tragedies--a woman murdered in a hotel a depressed man who throws himself from the roof of his building another who threatens to blow up the neighborhood--all of them involving betrayals of some sort. Perpignan seems to be suffering from a veritable epidemic of crimes of passion. Adultery is everywhere--and each betrayal leads to another dramatic crime. <p/>Vivid and atmospheric . . . A thoughtful almost lyrical approach to crime fiction which will appeal to anyone who also liked <i>In Her Wake</i> <i>he Dying Detective</i> or <i>The Bird Tribunal</i>. Its seasonal themes are also reminiscent of Johan Theorin's Oland quartet set at a Swedish resort. --<i>Crime Fiction Lover</i> <p/>The most ambitious thematically. In it Georget takes the stuff of existential novels and folds it into the crime genre's formula.--<i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i> <p/>Engaging . . . The resolution is multilayered and satisfying.<i>--Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>Fans of French settings will enjoy venturing outside of Paris and the year-end holiday provides an additional measure of atmosphere to the crimes and solutions here.--<i>Library Journal</i></p>