La variée était en noir

Synopsis of La variée était en noir

«La variée était en noir» is the crime novel by Jean Failler, published by Editions du Palémon in paperback (402 pages, in French).

Mary Lester, police captain in Quimper, collaborates with the gendarmerie in the Brière marshes, where she investigates a series of fires destroying outsiders' houses; she soon discovers that something far more serious than fire is happening on the Île aux Vierges, linked to a shady character and his companion.

Twenty-fifth installment of the crime novel series «Les Enquêtes de Mary Lester», originally published in 2004.

For readers of crime fiction and followers of the Mary Lester series, especially those interested in plots set in Brittany.