An unlikely duo, a trip to remember and some crimes to solve in between. Lola, a retired cop and Ingrid, a burlesque artist travel from Paris to check the stage of Ingrid´s house renovations in Bretagne. Instead of enjoying a great time away from their busy homes, they got involved - partly willingly - in solving crimes with an ecological motivation. Greed, crimes with an ecological message, Covid realities and intricated local envies. But also more than one funny intermezzo that may even bring some love sparkles into the story.
The story from Panique an Armorique - yes, you read it right, not Amérique Ingrid´s country of origin, but the French territory between Manche and Golf de Gascogne - by bestseller French crime writer Dominique Sylvain is a story with a predominant ecological touch, and a strongly layer of Breton identity.
The storyline is very busy, with many characters of all types and events that may lead to unexpected culprits, and even a bit of thrill as one of the culprits is violently trying to escape.
I´ve read the book in the original language and there are many Bretagne-related turns of phrase as well as slang which makes the book an useful guide to anyone interested in expanding the French vocabulary, in addition to discovering a different story from Bretagne.
I loved to discover different crime settings in France, and also the topic itself made me curious, although this journey through the ecosystem may be sometimes messy and there were too many small stories and facts for a relatively short novel. However, it was fun and I´ve learned a lot about Bretagne.
Rating: 3 stars
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