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The King of Fools
The King of Fools | Frédéric Dard
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An ingenious thriller, set in Edinburgh, from the master of French noir. Jean-Marie can't believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the C?te d'Azur. However, when he discovers his lover is married he is crestfallen, and when she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh he is heartbroken. He takes a fateful decision: to follow her. He arrives in Scotland. but soon the jealous husband appears, and a deadly encounter is only the beginning of a nightmarish, disorienting drama.
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The King of Fools | Frédéric Dard
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*Yawn* We'll see how many more pages I manage tonight. 🙂

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Pushkin Vertigo is reprinting a selection of the late Frédéric Dard's crime novels in English. Looks like a fun, fast read! Pubs 9/5. (SERIOUSLY, ALL the books pub 9/5. Do all publishers assume everyone spends the entirety of Labor Day reading...??) #julybookmailforme