The Frozen Dead
Now on Netflix, the Commandant Servaz series
Published on 27. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-4447-3226-9 (ISBN)
Description
One of the Sunday Times 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers Since 1945
Now on Netflix, the Commandant Servaz series: The Frozen Dead
'Great storytelling, with a creeping sense of dread that would not disgrace Stephen King at his best' Daily Mail
One winter morning, in a small town nestled in the Pyrenees, a group of workers discover the headless body of a horse, hanging suspended from a frozen cliff.
Toulouse city cop Servaz is sent to investigate the disturbing crime.
When DNA from one of the most notorious inmates of a nearby asylum is found on the corpse the case takes a darker turn...and then first human victim is found.
The twists and come thick and fast in this suspenseful thriller as Servaz races to uncover the town's dark secret before the killer strikes again.
Now on Netflix, the Commandant Servaz series: The Frozen Dead
'Great storytelling, with a creeping sense of dread that would not disgrace Stephen King at his best' Daily Mail
One winter morning, in a small town nestled in the Pyrenees, a group of workers discover the headless body of a horse, hanging suspended from a frozen cliff.
Toulouse city cop Servaz is sent to investigate the disturbing crime.
When DNA from one of the most notorious inmates of a nearby asylum is found on the corpse the case takes a darker turn...and then first human victim is found.
The twists and come thick and fast in this suspenseful thriller as Servaz races to uncover the town's dark secret before the killer strikes again.
Reviews / Votes
A publishing sensation in France, where it's rushed up the bestseller lists, this is Minier's first crime novel and this translation justifies its vast French reputation...With a villain possessing the intelligence of Thomas Harris's immortal Hannibal Lecter, this is great story-telling, with a creeping sense of dread that would not disgrace Stephen King at his best. * Daily Mail * A terrific thriller that will keep you up long past your bedtime. The French Pyrenees make a wonderfully atmospheric setting for this complex story of past crimes, madness and revenge. Servaz and Ziegler are a fascinating cop duo, and I hope to see more of them in the future. Excellent. -- Peter Robinson, author of the DCI Banks series Revenge is at the heart of this clever mystery, which involves a plot as cold-blooded as the slaying of the horse * Sunday Times * This densely written and very atmospheric thriller is Minier's first novel. It has been a bestseller in France and, in this well-translated English edition, deserves to be one here * Literary Review * An enjoyable and fast-paced thriller * Sunday Business Post * Chilling * Elle * The writing is razor sharp and nothing goes to waste. Enough to make other authors jealous. * Femme Actuelle * THE FROZEN DEAD is a boiling-hot success * Le Point * Remember the name Bernard Minier... he might well take his places among the masters of French thrillers * Le Figaro *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
334 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-3226-9 (9781444732269)
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E-Book
08/2013
Mulholland Books
€3.99
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Persons
Bernard Minier grew up at the foot of the Pyrenees. He has received several awards for his short stories, and THE FROZEN DEAD is his first crime novel.