The Double Death Of Frederic Belot
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, with foxing visible on multiple pages including endpapers.. Markings: whiteout on fep. Binding: Intact. Retailer label from F.W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd. affixed to inside page.
A classic of French crime fiction, The Double Death of Frederic Belot by Claude Aveline presents a gripping and intellectually crafted mystery that unfolds with the elegant precision characteristic of the golden age of detective literature. The novel chronicles the baffling case surrounding Frederic Belot, a man whose death proves to be far more complicated than it first appears, drawing readers into a labyrinthine web of deception and identity. Aveline, a celebrated figure in French literature and a master of the roman policier, constructs the narrative with wit and psychological acuity, ensuring that the reader is kept perpetually off-balance. Originally published in French and later translated into English, the work stands as a testament to the sophisticated tradition of European crime writing that rivals its British contemporaries in both ingenuity and style.
Author: Claude Aveline
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Dobson Books Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, with foxing visible on multiple pages including endpapers.. Markings: whiteout on fep. Binding: Intact. Retailer label from F.W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd. affixed to inside page.
A classic of French crime fiction, The Double Death of Frederic Belot by Claude Aveline presents a gripping and intellectually crafted mystery that unfolds with the elegant precision characteristic of the golden age of detective literature. The novel chronicles the baffling case surrounding Frederic Belot, a man whose death proves to be far more complicated than it first appears, drawing readers into a labyrinthine web of deception and identity. Aveline, a celebrated figure in French literature and a master of the roman policier, constructs the narrative with wit and psychological acuity, ensuring that the reader is kept perpetually off-balance. Originally published in French and later translated into English, the work stands as a testament to the sophisticated tradition of European crime writing that rivals its British contemporaries in both ingenuity and style.