Red Karma
6.99 €
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Red Karma
6.99 €
Paris, 1968: student riots, workers' strikes, the Fifth Republic is in danger of collapsing, a new future is around the corner. In the midst of the general sublime madness, the young romantic Hervé discovers the corpse of a student he knows, horribly mutilated and in a pose that clearly hints at yoga - and who should Hervé turn to if not his older brother, a veteran of the Algerian war, a hardened cynic and, in addition, a policeman, Jean-Louis Mersch? Paris is about to flare up like a match, there are riots in the streets, the police have no time for unknown maniacs, and three people are involved in the investigation: Jean-Louis is responsible for the police work, Hervé and Nicole, also a student and a friend of the murdered woman, are responsible for the cultural context, which Jean-Louis does not understand and does not want to understand. In the novel "Red Karma" the acknowledged master, winner of numerous prestigious awards, fearless researcher of evil Jean-Christophe Grange once again expands the boundaries of the genre of historical detective thriller. This story will feature sinister sects, human cruelty, family secrets and fragile hope. Grange leads his characters along winding paths throughout Paris, then to India - to Calcutta and Varanasi, where they will discover a terrible, blood-stained truth - and, finally, to the Vatican, where the solution will be found and, perhaps, hope will be reborn. Herve, Jean-Louis and Nicole could have become the heroes of Paris in 1968 - but no, they became the heroes of a completely different story, much more terrible and bloody.
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