false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171977926m/128894.jpg 128894 21 In a small Parisian square, the ancient tradition of the town crier continues into modern times. The self-appointed crier, Joss Le Guern, reads out the daily news, snippets of gossip, and lately, ominous messages -- placed in his handmade wooden message box by an anonymous source -- that warn of an imminent onset of the bubonic plague.<P>Concerned, Le Guern brings the puzzling notes to the bumbling but brilliant Chief Inspector Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg and his straight-edged, right-hand man, Adrien Danglard. When strange signs that were historically believed to ward off the black death start to appear on the doors of several buildings, Adamsberg takes notice and suspects a connection with Le Guern's warnings. After a flea-bitten corpse with plague-like symptoms is found in one of the marked buildings, Fred Vargas's inimitable genius chief inspector is under pressure to solve the mystery and restore calm to a panicked Paris. But is it a real case of the bubonic scourge, or just a sinister trick designed to frighten as the body count grows and the culprit continues to elude the police?<P>Peopled with charming and eccentric Gallic characters, and packed with gripping historical detail, <I>Have Mercy on Us All</I> is a complex, surprising, and stylish tale from France's finest mystery writer.<P> 382509 book 2001 Have Mercy on Us All: A Novel (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries) total:245|5:70|4:113|3:46|2:13|1:3| 245 969 350 45 4 1 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 09:45:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:30:14 -0800 2009
An odd backwards-4 symbol begins appearing painted on Paris apartment doors, and a ne...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:01:26 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:07:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jul 12 19:34:43 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 19:43:20 -0700 2007 policiers. Only four of her books have been translated into English so far; it's nice to know I have something to live for.

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The Harvill Press, UK Hardcover, 2003 – ISBN: 1843431548

First Sentence: When manie woormes breede of putrefaction of the earth: toade stooles and rotten herbes ab...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 03:20:30 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 03:20:30 -0700 2009
It all seemed worth it as the Detective Inspector and his sidekick made an amiable pair. The DI is a little too idiosyncratic, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:26:51 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:17:05 -0800 2009 The Four Rivers) of the Adamsberg series, talismans against the plague begin to appear on the doorways of apartments in Paris. And a man making a living as the town crier in the 14th arondissement (and yes, in the novel it is all made p...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 27 09:35:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 09:35:36 -0700 2009 PROTAGONIST: Chief Inspector Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
SETTING: Paris, France
SERIES: ??? of ??? - first English translation of this series
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