The delightful first title in a new series - a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books.
In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate.
"A delight with a novel premise."
— CrimeReads"
The Mystery of Henri Pick is so ridiculously French that if it started smoking Gitanes while you read it, you wouldn’t be entirely surprised." —
The Sunday Times Culture magazine"This book is light, funny and erudite: a delight."
— The Guardian"A charming literary caper... A playfully droll satire of the French publishing scene and a completely delightful jeu d’esprit."
— The Daily Mail"Written with humour, wit and intelligence, it's set in a world of books and publishing. I really enjoyed it." —
TripFiction"
The Mystery of Henri Pick manages the great gap between levity and profundity, between humour and seriousness. A beautiful farce."
— Le Figaro Littéraire
