by Christopher Brookmyre · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757815618
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«Petite Bombe Noire» is the crime novel by Christopher Brookmyre, published by Points in paperback (544 pages, in French).
The plot follows the hunt for Esprit des Ténèbres, a terrorist with no ideals or ties whose only motivation is money; no one knows his name or face. When Interpol learns that this terrorist's next target is on English soil, the young and ambitious inspector Angélique de Xavia, nicknamed Petite Bombe noire, takes charge of the investigation.
First installment in the series featuring Angélique de Xavia. The work was originally published in 2001 under the title «A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away»; this French edition is from 2010.
For readers of thrillers and crime fiction who enjoy a fast-paced investigation with humour.
Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels, generally in a crime or police procedural frame, mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan Noir author. His debut novel was Quite Ugly One Morning; subsequent works have included All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2005), Black Widow (2016) and Bedlam (2013), which was written in parallel with the development of a first-person shooter videogame, also called Bedlam. He also writes historical fiction with his wife, Dr Marisa Haetzman, under the pseudonym Ambrose Parry.
