Celle qui n'était plus

Synopsis of Celle qui n'était plus

«Celle qui n'était plus» is the psychological suspense novel by Boileau-Narcejac, published by Folio in paperback (192 pages, in French).

Fernand Ravinel, a traveling salesman, shares his life with his wife Mireille and his mistress Lucienne. Together they plan to get rid of the wife; when the plan seems accomplished, the body disappears. Ravinel then sinks into growing anguish, not knowing who is alive and who is dead.

Novel originally published in 1952. This 1999 edition belongs to the Folio Policier collection; the work was adapted to film by Henri-Georges Clouzot as Les Diaboliques.

For readers of suspense and crime fiction who want the original French version; also appeals to film buffs for its connection to Clouzot's Les Diaboliques.