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Beyond Suspicion
Tanguy Viel
Translated by Linda Coverdale
2008, 170 pages
Setting: Contemporary southern France
This novella in the noir genre is translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. The story is revealed in very short and succinct chapters where every word seems specially chosen to describe the scene or events. Reviewers have described it as a Hitchcockian tale of marriage, murder and betrayal. Although you think you can guess where the story is going, there are some twists and turns to keep you guessing and turning the pages. This would be a good quick read for a lazy summer afternoon.
