Usual blend of murder with a slightly folkloric or supernatural feel to it.enjoyable ( )

Really enjoyed this detective story. Intricately plotted, but never too tricksy, does a good job of taking the reader along. Recommended. ( )

What an excellent mystery! I'd read Vargas' first book in this series and didn't care for it much at all, but my mom, who introduced me to this writer, assured me that the first one was not representative of the later ones--she was definitely right. ( )

El fantasma de una monja del siglo XVIII que degollaba a sus víctimas, cadáveres de vírgenes profanados, pociones mágicas que aseguran la vida eterna, un rival del pasado más lejano que habla en verso... Con todo esto se encontrará el comisario Adamsberg en esta inquietante y negrísima novela de Fred Vargas. La resolución de este complicado puzzle podría volver loco a cualquiera, pero no a Adamsberg. El comisario conseguirá descubrir la verdad, aunque ello le cueste no la razón sino el corazón.

A missing persons police team tracking a cat's movements (by helicopter, even!) was a bit much even for Adamsberg, but otherwise I was willing to suspend my disbelief, once again, for this entertaining series. Recommended for all libraries. ( )