Comment: London, 1945. Tiny, Peggy and Seth are a trio of burglars most singular. Escaped from a circus after a bombing, the man who was not growing, the lion tamer and the man cannon survive by committing robberies under the pseudonym Conan Lord. Until one day, asked for a dark matter, they discover the mystery of the house Shelton charged to retrieve a mysterious supposed to contain the table name killer who murdered seven servants of the house, the trio embarks on a mission of the darkest and dangerous. Why the victims, all beheaded, were they subject to staged as scabrous? Who is the silent Chi, who painted the picture? The hostess Shelton and her son are they raving mad? Who is Shieldrake, the new husband of Irina obsessive Shelton?
Ghosts, murder, passion, madness, terror, riddles, nothing the reader is spared. Brussolo plant here a most disturbing scene. With her talent there is no need to recall, the author proposes Conan Lord, a colorful novel. The recipe is immutable: the psychology of the characters complex, perfectly suitable for a context, puzzles insolvent, all the ingredients of a good thriller are there and it's a masterfully Brussolo that takes its readers on their toes. No downtime or boondoggles: the plot is perfectly tied and I was not able to suspend my reading. I needed to know. In short, you'll understand: this is a reading that I enhousiasmée. It was a long time since I had dabbled in Brussolo pen and I left with great pleasure. So fans of the genre, I have only one advice: go for it! You will not be disappointed!
Author: Serge Brussolo
Full title: Conan Lord. Carnets secrets of a burglar
Editions: Paperback
date: 1995, Book of the Champs-Elysees
Number of pages: 220 p.
Cover: Photo by John Foley
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