The Gravediggers' Bread
Frédéric Dard author Melanie Florence translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pushkin Press
Published:28th Jun '18
£8.99
Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.
Putting dead bodies in the ground for a living could give anyone ideas... Blaise is out of work and down on his luck when a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde has him hooked. He'll do anything to stay by her side, even if it means working for her husband, a funeral director. But as everyone knows, three's a crowd.
"A neat little story, almost shockingly quickly presented - making it all the more effective - The Gravediggers' Bread is a quick but satisfying read." — Complete Review
" This is a true gem from the 1950s now available in English. Imagine James M. Cain: with a
touch of (literal!) 'graveyard humor.'" — Popular Culture Association Recommended Reading List
Praise for Dard's thrillers:
'The French master of noir' Observer
'Disturbing from the outset with strong echoes of Dard's hero Simenon' Sunday Times Crime Club (star pick)
'Spellbinding' Wall Street Journal
'Melancholy and atmospheric, with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best... classic French noir' Guardian
'Alongside the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon there is a rich vein of period French crime still to be tapped. Frédéric Dard is a case in point' Daily Mail
ISBN: 9781782272014
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Weight: unknown
160 pages