$21.84
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
Radical, ruthless - and razor-sharp. Welcome to the brutal, revolutionary crime thrillers of Jean-Patrick Manchette, reissued by Vintage Classics in a major new celebratory series.
The French noir novel you need to help you vent your frustrations right now.
Murder isn’t always ugly.
Aimee is drop-dead gorgeous, razor-sharp, and lethally efficient. A killer with a cool head and a taste for chaos, she arrives in the backwater town of Bleville - a festeri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529977288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529977282 |
| Author: | Jean-Patrick Manchette, Donald Nicholson-Smith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 82g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
France’s king of noir fiction…he writes with a bleak, tragic beauty * The Times *
Shocking, funny, sad, smart and cool… A macabre delight from start to finish * Big Issue *
A fist between the eyes, leaving the reader reeling… So devastating it takes your breath away * Complete Review *
Manchette’s books are all action, unfolding with a laconic efficiency that would make his killers proud * The Economist *
I’d rather read Manchette than many contemporary noir writers. – Sarah Weinman * New York Times *
This pair of explosive, absurd French crime thrillers – with plenty of oh là là and even more zut alors – will cheer you up and help you forget the desperate weather… these [are] funny, nasty, perpetually surprising books * The Times *
About The Author
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Jean-Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) was a crime novelist, screenwriter, critic, and translator. In 1971 he published his first novel and went on to establish a new genre of French novel, the neo-polar. Vintage Classics publishes his Fatale, Nada, No Room at the Morgue and Skeletons in the Closet.
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