Focus Area – Europe; Focus Country – France
Bernard Minier is an extremely popular French writer who has received tremendous critical acclaim and several literary prizes in France for his novels. He worked as a customs official before publishing his first novel, The Frozen Dead in 2011. This novel catapulted him to fame and he gradually became one of the most loved authors associated with the mystery/thriller genre. After his 2011 novel, he has written The Circle (2012) and Do Not Extinguish The Light (2016), wherein the main protagonist is Commander Martin Servaz. With his 2017 novel, ‘Nuit’ (Night), Minier narrates a new adventure that Commander Servaz embarks upon.
With settings beginning from an oil platform in the North Sea and leading on to South-West France, this novel traces the chase of the devious killer Julian Hirtmann by Commander Servaz and Inspector Kirsten Nigaard. Minier weaves a fast-paced novel where each character is complex and has varied shades of grey. As the story unfolds in the snow-capped landscape of the Pyrenees (interestingly, the author grew up in its foothills) Minier deftly takes charge of the narrative and takes the readers on a fascinating ride with Commander Servaz.
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