{"product_id":"seeking-whom-he-may-devour-9780743284028","title":"Seeking Whom He May Devour","description":"The second book by a major international mystery writer: this exciting and careful whodunit is well-executed, page turning crime fiction (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small mountain community in the French Alps is roused to terror when they awaken each morning to find yet another of their sheep with its throat torn out. One of the villagers thinks it might be a werewolf, and when she's found killed in the same manner, people begin to wonder if she might have been right. Suspicion falls on Massart, a loner living on the edge of town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The murdered woman's adopted son, one of her shepherds, and her new friend Camille decide to pursue Massart, who has conveniently disappeared. Their ineptness for the task soon becomes painfully obvious, and they summon Commissaire Adamsberg from the city to bring his exceptional powers of intuition to bear on layer upon layer of buried hatred and secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e France's queen of crime writing pits the maverick genius of Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg against ancient, primal fears in a novel that establishes Vargas as one of the most unusual voices in European crime fiction \u003ci\u003e(The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e  London]).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743284028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.42w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2006 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2006 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fred Vargas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641451278492,"sku":"9780743284028","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d2962760-76bd-40e6-b4f2-6cd9b400c485.jpg?v=1603853560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/seeking-whom-he-may-devour-9780743284028","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}