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Ravigote, arsenic et vieilles soutanes (Agnès Vienot Éditions, May 2009)
Amid the fresh air and dales of Gascony, the oldtimers of Villenac are dying off one after another. All the deaths appear to be from natural causes. But a young blind woman suspects a formidable murderer is behind the deaths. Helped by an extraordinary priest enamoured with food, rugby and Armagnac, she picks her way through the past with difficulty, delving obstinately into the shameful secrets of the village personages.
Will they discover the identity of the killer? Why? Therein resides the suspense of this book as it unravels the comical and dramatic life of a village of Gascony and brings together an amazing sorceress, a mysterious psychic, an atypical mayor and colourful, clear-talking characters in a tender and mischievous gastronomic thriller.
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