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Das barmherzige Fallbeil
Das barmherzige Fallbeil: Kriminalroman | Fred Vargas
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Adamsberg ist zurck, und seine Ermittlungen fhren ihn in die blutige Zeit der Franzsischen Revolution und in die tdliche Klte Islands ... Innerhalb weniger Tage werden die Leichen einer Mathematiklehrerin und eines reichen Schlossherrn in Paris entdeckt, die vermeintlich Selbstmord begangen haben. Die brutale Szenerie alarmiert zwar die Polizei, doch es scheint keine Verbindung zu geben. Bis Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg auf unauffllige Zeichnungen an beiden Tatorten aufmerksam wird. Kurz darauf stellt sich heraus, dass die Lehrerin vor ihrem Tod dem labilen Sohn des zweiten Toten geschrieben hat. Der Brief fhrt Adamsberg auf die Spuren einer verhngnisvollen Reise nach Island, die zehn Jahre zuvor stattfand und von der zwei Personen nicht zurckkamen. Sowie in die Untiefen einer Geheimgesellschaft, die sich Robespierre und der Terrorherrschaft whrend der Franzsischen Revolution verschrieben hat. Weitere Menschen sterben, und fr Adamsberg beginnt ein Wettrennen gegen die Zeit und einen ebenso wandelbaren wie unbarmherzigen Mrder ...
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A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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A woman has apparently died by suicide, though the police commisaire suspects murder. Then a man connected to her also dies by suicide or murder, setting off a story with connections to Iceland and Robespierre. This is a slow to develop mystery that leans into the cerebral. A low pick for me; my mom wasn‘t a fan.

Crazeedi It sounds interesting , but I get that 'sounds' doesn't always translate to 'good' 5mo
Librarybelle I had a former library staff member who read from this series and liked what she had read. I have a few on my shelf based on her recommendation. I‘m really curious now how I will feel about the series! 5mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
rwmg @Librarybelle This was the penultimate one in the series. TBH, I thought the earlier ones were better. 4mo
Librarybelle Good to know, @rwmg . Thank you! 4mo
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Ast_Arslan
Tempi glaciali | Fred Vargas
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 160th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

JazzFeathers È una vita che ho in mente di leggere Vargas e ancora non l'ho fatto 😟 3y
Ast_Arslan @JazzFeathers personalmente la adoro ❤❤ 3y
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Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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I used to read a lot of Fred Vargas' books and for a time forgot I liked her style. Adamsberg is a strange kind of policeman that you can not forget... I'm glad the library had it in epub format.

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Ast_Arslan
A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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I went to my usual flea market today!
I sold a lot of books that I didn't like and buy new books!
With #Lasher I finally have all the books of #LivesoftheMayfairWitches!! I'm so happy! It took me a while!!

#annerice #mayfairwitches #gothic #fredvargas #climateoffear #erramzipoor #theventriloquists #history #WWII #Adamsberg #bookhaul #fleamarket

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Suelizbeth
A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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What to say about this book. Commissaire Adamsberg is at his most infuriating vagueness, on two seemingly disparate cases that have him chasing an itch all the way to Iceland. I love Adamsberg, but that is not the case with all of his subordinates. As with this entire series, it is one of the oddest books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BarbaraBB Intrigued by your review! 5y
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rabbitprincess
Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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Met up with a couple of LibraryThing friends this afternoon at Social, here in Ottawa, for drinks and snacks. I had a variant of the Bee's Knees: Ungava gin, Earl Grey honey, and lavender bitters. Our snacks were squash fritters, mushroom flatbread, and salad with seared ahi tuna ( @DebinHawaii , don't tell Max 😹). Afterward we went to Librairie du Soleil and I bought the tagged book 😄

Literary_Siren Ottawa, Kansas?? 6y
rabbitprincess @Literary_Siren Nope, Ontario 😊 6y
Reviewsbylola You had me at lavender bitters. 😍 6y
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Literary_Siren Blah! I should have known you wouldn‘t find a delicious drink like that in Kansas. 6y
wanderinglynn That looks amazing! 😋 I love Bee‘s Knees. And lavender bitters—fantastic! 6y
rabbitprincess @Reviewsbylola I've never had any kind of bitters before, to my knowledge, but this one was pretty good. @Literary_Siren Not until you assemble it 😉 @wanderinglynn I liked that it was a big round glass to encourage sipping -- it was worth savouring! 6y
rwmg The drink sounds interesting, though I can't quite imagine Adamsberg drinking it 6y
rabbitprincess @rwmg Hee hee! What would his preferred drink be? 6y
rwmg I think he'd stick with beer or a house wine. I can imagine Danglard being more adventurous so long as it's got alcohol in it. 6y
DebinHawaii Max would be so jealous of your ahi! 🤣😻🐟 6y
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rwmg
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Vargas is on top form in this mystery involving an ill-fated trip to Iceland, a group of Revolution re-enactors, and a tame wild boar called Eric.

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Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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Clever, like always with Vargas. Vintage Vargas with a hint of supernatural that you can dismiss or embrace. I loved how Vargas never takes her reader for granted. As a reader you get the hints she lays out and slowly, slowly you realize where she's going and well... read and see. #julyinfrench

CarolynM I like her books a lot, but in translation I'm afraid. 6y
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Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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Happy 🇨🇦 Day.
July comes with me reading only French books. It's the time of the year where I catch up with my TRP of French books. My usual ratio is 2:1 English to French. I would rather read in the original edition or if not possible a good translation in French which can be hard to find for books translated from English. Vargas in well on its way to be an excellent one. #frenchbooks #julyinfrench

Sace Cool! 6y
rabbitprincess J'essaie de faire la même chose (lire des romans français dans la langue originale) ? Bonne fête du Canada! 6y
writerlibrarian @rabbitprincess Il fait très chaud pour on premier juillet. Mieux d‘être à l‘intérieur et lire. ? 6y
CouronneDhiver 👍🏽 6y
rabbitprincess @writerlibrarian Je suis tout à fait d'accord! ? 6y
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Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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This was yesterday, it's today and probably tomorrow too. Heat wave in progress. 😎🔥
Lots of 💧 and my book as the perfect title.

A huge thank you to @Cinfhen Happiest of natal day to you and to @GypsyKat for a fab month of Beatles 🎶, brilliant recs and amazing fun. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#heyjune

mcipher What a cool chair!! 6y
writerlibrarian @mcipher Italian design. I just fell in love with it in a few seconds. I knew I had to have it. I waited for three months to be delivered. They only had the showroom chair when I bought it. They had gotten just a few because they didn't know if it would sell... well it did. 😁 6y
Cinfhen Great photo and wonderful month of posts!!! Thanks for the bday wishes 💗 6y
GypsyKat What a great reading spot! ❤️ 6y
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MaryT465
A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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This woman. NONE of her other series entice me. But the French detective? I can't not suck them down. He's what I wish I could be.

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Temps glaciaires | Fred Vargas
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I was tagged by @tournevis

1- Eclectic. I read romance both historical and contemporary; mysteries, literature, adventure and sci-fi. Non fiction is my jam too. I can read ancient Greek history as well as Roman and a hockey romance.
2- Fred Vargas. i have all her books and ration them so I have at least one or two I haven't read.
3- Horror and violence against women type of book. i won't read Criminal Minds type of books anymore.

writerlibrarian 4- See 1. I read or try almost every genre or type.
5- I have a few but Claire Messud's The Emperor Children is right up there. Watching paint dry is better.
7y
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A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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#aprilbookshowers Day 7. Women in translation.
(Yes, Fred is a woman)

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BethFishReads
A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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Continuing my goal to read more books in translation. French crime novel. A series of murders with links to Iceland. I don't know -- look at the short description I think I HAVE to read this. @penguinusa

JPeterson I love the sound of this! I just might have to add it to my tbr. 😊 8y
RadicalReader @BethFishReads what's the purpose of reading a translated book? Isn't it still in English? 8y
BethFishReads @RadicalReader well yes it's in English but translated books broaden my perspective beyond the English-speaking world. 8y
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Spannend und verstörend wie jeder Adamsberg Krimi. Ich konnte ihn fast nicht aus der Hand legen und jetzt hab ich ein Schlaf Defizit. Ein muss für jeden Adamsberg Fan. ?

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A Climate of Fear | Fred Vargas
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#currentlyreading
Sometimes you forget just how much you love a series until you get to dive into the next book