The Executioner Weeps (Pushkin Vertigo)

On a quiet mountain road near Barcelona a woman steps out in front of a car. When the driver a well-known artist stops to some to her aid he finds she is alive but without any memory of who she is or where she has come from. As he tries to help her remember her past the artist finds himself falling in love but as secrets from the womans forgotten life start to come to light he finds his new romance turning into a nightmare... Review With their tight plots the stories are particularly cinematic and film-makers are already showing interest. Dard also wrote screenplays and plays. Their revival could be just around the corner. - The Observer A tragedy is inevitable but the form it takes is hidden until the last gasp-inducing pages…a book that calls for tight nerves and a stiff drink.- Daily MailNo question: for me he was the greatest. - Philippe GeluckHis language is cutting his point-of-view original and his verdict uncompromising... One of the few twentieth-century authors to win both critical acclaim and great popularity. - Solidarité MilitaireThe literary descendant of Simenon and Celine. - Le FigaroFrances most popular post-war author.- LExpresssearing dark and economical … Dard … expertly blends glossy thrills social commentary and escapist lust.- Hits the Fan blogFine successful and compelling melodramatic crime noir. - International Crime Fiction blog About the Author Frédéric Dard (1921-2000) was one of the best known and loved French crime writers of the twentieth century. Enormously prolific he wrote more than three hundred thrillers suspense stories plays and screenplays under a variety of noms de plume throughout his long and illustrious career which also saw him win the 1957 Grand prix de littérature policière forThe Executioner Cries.