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Fatale
Fatale | Jean-Patrick Manchette
A New York Review Books Original Whether you call her a coldhearted grifter or the soul of modern capitalism, theres no question that Aime is a killer and a more than professional one. Now shes set her eyes on a backwater burgwhere, while posing as an innocent (albeit drop-dead gorgeous) newcomer to town, she means to sniff out old grudges and engineer new opportunities, deftly playing different people and different interests against each other the better, as always, to make a killing. But then something snaps: the master manipulator falls prey to a pure and wayward passion. Aime has become the avenging angel of her own nihilism, exacting the destruction of a whole society of destroyers. An unholy original, Jean-Patrick Manchette transformed the modern detective novel into a weapon of gleeful satire and anarchic fun. In Fatale he mixes equal measures of farce, mayhem, and madness to prepare a rare literary cocktail that packs a devastating punch.
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emilyhaldi
Fatale | Jean-Patrick Manchette
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This sharp, fast “roman noir” novel packs a punch! Aimee is a vigilante who kills the men of the bourgeoisie set that represent moral depravity and capitalist power.. those who she considers evil. She is hardcore!! This reads quickly like a super dark and sinister not-so-cozy mystery 🖤

1/4 down... not sure I can finish 3 additional books this wknd but glad to get through atleast this!

#4in48readathon

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ephemeralwaltz Sounds intriguing! Gorgeous photo!! 7y
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tammysue Pretty! 7y
Mdargusch Very intense! 7y
RohitSawant Oo, sounds interesting! 7y
batsy Oh wow, pretty pic of what sounds like an intense book that's right up my alley! Stacked! 7y
Kalalalatja Stacked! And great photo 👌 7y
Cinfhen Lovely photo💜 7y
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