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The Awkward Squad
Sophie Henaff
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Description for The Awkward Squad
Paperback. A new crime series with a difference: a brilliant police officer joins forces with a team of misfits to investigate decades-old unsolved crimes. Series: MacLehose Press Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138. .
Suspended from her job as a promising police officer for firing one bullet too many , Anne Capestan is expecting the worst when she is summoned to H.Q. to learn her fate. Instead, she is surprised to be told that she is to head up a new police squad, working on solving old cold cases. Though relieved to still have a job, Capestan is not overjoyed by the prospect of her new role. Even less so when she meets her new team: a crowd of misfits, troublemakers and problem cases, none of whom are fit for ... Read more
Suspended from her job as a promising police officer for firing one bullet too many , Anne Capestan is expecting the worst when she is summoned to H.Q. to learn her fate. Instead, she is surprised to be told that she is to head up a new police squad, working on solving old cold cases. Though relieved to still have a job, Capestan is not overjoyed by the prospect of her new role. Even less so when she meets her new team: a crowd of misfits, troublemakers and problem cases, none of whom are fit for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
MacLehose Press Editions
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857055767
SKU
V9780857055767
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Ref
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About Sophie Henaff
SOPHIE HENAFF is a journalist, author and former Lyonnaise bar owner. She began her journalism career as a critic at Lyon Poche, before moving to Paris to write for Cosmopolitan, where she established her own humorous column, La Cosmolite . The Awkward Squad was first published as Poulets grilles in 2015, and is her first novel.
Reviews for The Awkward Squad
Amusing and interesting ... this very enjoyable tale has deservingly won several French literary prizes
Jessica Mann
Literary Review
A delightful creation, the members of her team amusing and the book lively.
Marcel Berlins
The Times
Original and amusing, it's French noir with a sly smile.
The Times
From her first novel, ... Read more
Jessica Mann
Literary Review
A delightful creation, the members of her team amusing and the book lively.
Marcel Berlins
The Times
Original and amusing, it's French noir with a sly smile.
The Times
From her first novel, ... Read more