A GARDEN FOR THE DEPARTED 

Cevennes Murders Vol 1

For Noël Tavares, the small village in the Cevennes that he has been sent to is a world away from what he has always known. Its isolation and tranquillity make it the ideal place to forget and be forgotten. But fate decides otherwise. Aided by Marmalade, a large ginger tabby cat who has accompanied him into exile, Noël finds himself unearthing secrets and plunging the village into a past that the years have buried.

A Garden for the Departed is the English version of the first volume in the “Petits meurtres” trilogy.

18 €, Editions Les Presses du Midi

A FOREST FOR THE UNQUIET

Cevennes Murders Vol 2

Winter is drawing in, and after the events in the summer, Noël Tavares finds that time hangs heavily on his hands. However this does not last long. A1 couple of seemingly accident events involving some friends in a neighbouring village in the heart of a pine forest soon plunge him into a world of deceit. Surprisingly, someone points a finger of suspicion at him. Aided by Marmalade, his ginger tabby four-legged companion, he finds himself briging secrets to light, only to add a puzzle that seems to involve him.

15 €, Editions N7 - Frances Harper

A PLAIN FOR THE FIENDISH

Cevennes Murders Vol 3

The end of his year's stay in Southern Ardèche is drawing near, and Noel is starting to wish he wasn't leaving. While filoling time until his departure he suddenly finds himself drawn into events that not only bring him face to face with his past, but also bode ill for himself and the people around him that he has come to care about. Rollet, whose presence had already raised questions, is omnipresent. Who it he? What does he want with him? What role did he play in his past, and how will he affect the future?

15 €, Editions N7 - Frances Harper