by Thierry Jonquet · Nathan Jeunesse · tapa dura · ISBN 9782092822142
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«Lapoigne et l'ogre du métro» is the young-adult mystery novel by Thierry Jonquet, published by Nathan Jeunesse in hardcover (184 pages, in French).
Claude Lapoigne, a vagrant former Latin teacher, roams Paris with his pet Totor. A mysterious ogre steals meat from butchers and fishmongers, and Lapoigne, witness to a crime, ends up a suspect. To prove his innocence, he must move through nocturnal Paris and unmask the real monster.
Fourth installment in the Lapoigne series, alongside other adventures such as 'Lapoigne à la chasse aux fantômes', 'Lapoigne à la foire du trône' and 'Lapoigne et la Fiole mystérieuse'.
Recommended for young readers who enjoy detective and mystery stories.
Thierry Jonquet was a French writer who specialised in crime novels with political themes. He was born in Paris; his most recent and best known novel outside France was Mygale (1984), then published in the US in 2003 by City Lights. Mygale was also published in the UK as Tarantula in 2005. He wrote over 20 novels in French, including Le bal des débris, Moloch and Rouge c'est la vie.
