Le Crime A Thriller [Paperback]

A cross betweenThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdandA Year in Provence,this ingenious thriller gets stunning raves from one and all:

Unforgettable . . . combines elements of Agatha Christie and Robert Ludlum.
---Bookreporter.com

A riveting murder mystery.
---FranceToday

Steiner sketches such a rich life for his tiny town that he makes you want to get on the next plane.
---ChicagoTribune

A beautiful crime novel.
---Thomas Perry,New YorkTimesbestselling author ofNightlife

A page-turner---like a good Alan Furst or Graham Greene novel.
---The Washingtonian

Louis Morgon is a marvel.
---Olen Steinhauer, author ofVictory Square

Le Crimeest superbe.
---Jim Fusilli, author ofHard, Hard City

Former State Department expert Louis Morgon finds a murdered body on the doorstep of his charming little house in France, and he and the local gendarme team up to solve the murder. Thriller and mystery lovers: Bon appetit!

A fantastic novel, at once a gripping political thriller, and a complex mystery tale. David Brooks, author of Bobos in Paradise

Le Carr? and Deighton fans will welcome Steiner's engaging first novel. Publishers Weekly

Also known for his cartoons inThe New Yorker,this isPeter Steiner's first novel in the Louis Morgon thriller series; the second,L'Assassin,was published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur.Le Crimewas originally published in hardcover under the titleA French Country Murder.