"Le roman populaire a donn? naissance au roman policier, et cette transition s'op?re sous nos yeux comme par magie, gr?ce ? un auteur presque oubli?, Henry Cauvain (1817 – 1899) et ? son merveilleux roman Maximilien Heller. Ce r?cit est excellent, entre autres raisons, parce qu'il est relativement bref et ne s'encombre d'aucune intrigue amoureuse. Il comporte un criminel de g?nie, un crime en chambre close remarquablement expliqu? compte tenu de l'?poque, et un enqu?teur r?solument priv?!On peut y faire des comparaisons amusantes. Heller aime les chats, comme Sherlock Holmes. Il prend de l'opium pour s'endormir – ...
Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancastershire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage. But in the barren countryside awaits bleak news: The vicar of Wimslough, the man they had come to see, is dead—a victim of accidental poisoning. Unsatisfied with the inquest ruling and unsettled by the close association between the investigating constable and the woman who served the deadly meal, Simon calls in his old friend Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley. Together they uncover dark, complex relationships in this rural village, relationships that bring men and women together with a passion, with grief, or with the intention to kill. Peeling away layer after layer of personal history to reveal the torment of a fugitive spirit, is award-winning author Elizabeth George's greatest achievement.
