Death on the Pont Noir (Inspector Lucas Rocco)

By: Adrian Magson

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Synopsis: In this mystery set in 1960s France, a rural police inspector is on his own when no one believes his suspicions of three seemingly normal English tourists. France, 1963. A farmer reports a truck ramming into a car near Amiens, Picardie, followed by gunfire. A group of Englishmen are brought in after a bar fight. A homeless man&’s body is discovered in a burnt-out truck. All this occurs after multiple attempts on the President&’s life. Inspector Lucas Rocco knows there's a connection somewhere. Yet despite all clues pointing to the Pont Noir for the next attack on the President, his superiors reject his suspicions. Finding himself suspended, the victim of a set-up, with no badge and no authority, and facing the lethal response of English gangsters, Rocco must go it alone . . . This fully revised, new edition is perfect for fans of Georges Simenon, Martin Walker and Jean-Luc Bannalec.Praise for Death on the Pont Noir&“This is certainly not gastronomic cosy territory. Magson provides solid police work, great characterisation and pacy plotting. Rocco is on fine form here, and I hope he will continue in this vein for a long time to come.&” —Reviewing the Evidence