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They find the boy by the swimming pool, dolls floating on its surface.
Inside the house, his teacher lies dead.
But he claims to remember nothing...
June 2010. In the middle of a World Cup match, Martin Servaz receives a call from a long-lost lover. A few miles away in the town of Marsac, Classics professor Claire Diemar has been brutally murdered.
As if that weren't disturbing enough, Servaz receives a cryptic e-mail indicating that Julian Hirtmann, the most twisted of all serial killers, is back…and hitting a little too close to home. With death and chaos surrounding the small university town in Southern France where he was once a student and where his daughter is now enrolled, Servaz must act quickly.
With the help of detectives Irene Ziegler and Esperandieu, Servaz will have to uncover a world of betrayal and depravity to connect the dots between these gruesome murders that keep re-opening wounds from his past. After the success of The Frozen Dead, Bernard Minier plunges readers once again into a perfectly constructed, dark and oppressive atmosphere, driven foreward by a gripping plot, pushing the limits of the genre.
The Circle: A Novel, by Bernard Minier - Amazon Sales Rank: #325999 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-27
- Released on: 2015-10-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.53" h x 1.46" w x 6.44" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 480 pages
The Circle: A Novel, by Bernard Minier Review
“French author Minier's second psychological whodunit featuring Commandant Martin Servaz shows his mastery of the creepy setup...the Russian nesting doll of a plot is perfectly executed and delivers two genuine gut punches at the end.” ―Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
"Minier delivers yet another absorbing thriller that will keep readers guessing until the final shocking pages. Set in southern France, this satisfying read will entice fans of dark, gritty Scandinavian thrillers who will find Martin Servaz reminiscent of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole."―Library Journal (starred review)
“Two years ago I reviewed Minier's debut crime novel, The Frozen Dead, which was quite exceptional. This, his second, is every bit its equal. The Frozen Dead has been listed as one of the 50 best crime novels of the past five years, and its sequel deserves to join it. The sense of creeping dread is viciously sharp and painful in both.” ―Daily Mail UK
“Intense and intellectual, Commandant Servaz revisits his past amours in a Pyrenees university town in this clever atmospheric thriller. A gripping read.” ―The Times, UK
“Over the past few years , France has produced some of Europe's most striking and original crime novelists. Bernard Minier is up there with the best and has just published a second novel quite as good as his sensational debut, The Frozen Dead. CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH.” ―The Sunday Times, UK
“You'll find you cannot stop imbibing this vintage crime thriller.” ―Express (UK)
About the Author BERNARD MINIER grew up in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. He had a career as a customs official before publishing his first novel, The Frozen Dead, in 2011. The novel has been translated into a dozen languages and has garnered critical acclaim as well as several literary prizes in France. Minier lives in the Essonne, south of Paris.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A riveting and addictive narrative By Bookreporter THE CIRCLE is truly a remarkable work. It is the sophomore effort from Bernard Minier, a customs agent turned author who seemingly emerged from the ether as a fully developed literary talent with THE FROZEN DEAD, which introduced dour and troubled Commandant Martin Servaz of the Toulouse, France crime squad.The good news is that Servaz returns here; the bad news is that... well, there is no bad news actually. The book is simply amazing from beginning to end, with an overarching mystery, an underlying menace and an erstwhile romance that has lain ripped asunder for almost two decades, with all of it wonderfully plotted and narrated (with no small credit going to Alison Anderson, who not only translated the original work but also has provided a concise introductory explanation of how criminal procedure works under French law).The novel begins more or less where THE FROZEN DEAD left off, with Servaz brooding over the escape of his nemesis --- former prosecutor and very active serial killer Julian Hirtmann --- from prison. Servaz has his attention diverted, however momentarily, when he receives a late night telephone call from Marianne Bokhanowsky, his college sweetheart. Marianne’s son, Hugo, has been arrested for the murder of a woman who is a professor at a prep school in rural Marsac, a seat of higher learning that Servaz attended and that his daughter Margot (along with Hugo) presently attend.Hugo was found at the scene of the crime, which is extremely disturbing. Marianne insists that Hugo could not have committed the murder, but he certainly looks to be the perpetrator. Servaz has his doubts, some of which are legitimate. One very subtle element of the murder tableau points toward Hirtmann, of all people. It would not be impossible, given that there are rumors he is in the area.Servaz is emotionally compromised, though. He still has feelings for Marianne, which are apparently reciprocated, and as a result his judgment may be clouded. Someone, meanwhile, may be feeding him clues, even as Margot conducts her own clandestine investigation into the matter. All the while Hirtmann remains a menacing, overshadowing presence throughout the book, even as the manifestations of his presence are intermittent and minimal. Servaz's investigation progresses, taking him --- and possibly Margot --- into dangerous places that he never expected to go. And as the story unfolds, a series of interludes serve as a prequel to the surprising and shocking conclusion and its aftermath.THE CIRCLE is complete in itself. From its very first page, it sets the reader up for the next installment in the series. This is a neat trick that you’ll fully appreciate when you all too quickly reach the end of this riveting, addictive narrative. The third book literally cannot come too soon.Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Takes a lot of Patience to enjoy this book... By Geno Takes a lot of patience to read this book. Having read his earlier Servaz story, I knew the main characters and the premise of the Julian Hirtman villain being on the loose, but still.... It takes patience to go with the back and forth "he did it," "no he didn't do it", "yes, he did it", and "Look who finally did it after all..." sequence. Back of this "who killed the teacher" mystery is the idea that the villain from the previous Minier book is on the loose and possibly the villain here is a bit preposterous. How Juliajn Hirtman, the villain of the previous story, who escaped into the French woods on the conclusion of that story, should have the resources to set up shop again, kidnap women, live in luxury while doing his new mischief is hard to digest. And the conclusion here? Without naming the "who dunnit?", the ending where Servaz is relaxing in Spain, living with "Pedro" (and who the hell is Pedro? Is Servaz gay?) seems only to set the stage for a third volume where Servaz tries to rescue Marianne, who presumably is still captive to Hirtman in a cellar somewhere. Interesting, detailed writing, but a reminder: you need patience to read this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Circular structure By Sharon G. Mensing The title of THE CIRCLE, Minier's second in the detective Martin Servaz series, could just as easily refer to the structure of the book as to the secretive group of ten that goes by that name. The book has a central core around which the plot swirls as Minier takes us from one location and one time period to another in relatively short chapters. New story lines and characters are introduced throughout the book, filling gaps in the circle, until the end when the circle seems nearly complete. This structure is intellectually engaging, providing the reader with clues as to what exists in that central core, but it is disruptive to any sense of narrative suspense. There are moments when Minier draws the reader deeply into the story, but with the focus constantly changing, he spits the reader back out into an apparently unrelated place on the circle with regularity. This makes it easy to set down this very long book and not so compelling to pick it back up.The long book, set in the isolated environment of an academic town, with an unlikeable but charismatic classics professor and a secretive group of students, invites comparisons with Donna Tartt's THE SECRET HISTORY. In fact, having read that earlier book, I found myself thrown off by expecting plot developments and connections that didn't materialize. In spite of Minier's solid writing, his skill is overshadowed by Tartt's. If you haven't read her book yet, reading these two as companion pieces might be an interesting exerciseIn THE CIRCLE, Servaz is brought into an investigation by his ex-lover Marianne, whom he has not seen for decades. Her son has been arrested at the site of a gruesome murder of a teacher at the school that both Servaz and Marianne attended and that both of their children now attend. Servaz lost his best school friend when he stole Marianne from Servaz, and now that friend is a professor at the school. Here's another circle, the circle of friends from the past, once broken and now seeming to reform. Servaz does not believe that Marianne's son, Hugo, committed the murder, and the detective spends the rest of the book trying to prove his innocence.At the same time, Julian Hirtmann, the serial killer who shares a love of Mahler's music with Servaz, has escaped from the hospital for the criminally insane where he had been committed, and there are clues that he is in the area and was involved in the murder. It appears that Hirtmann is sending Servaz chilling messages, threatening him and those close to him. While Servaz investigates the murder in the greater Toulouse area, his daughter and her boyfriend attempt to uncover what is going on within the confines of the school in Marsac. Mixed in with these alternating sections of the book are chapters told from Hirtmann's perspective, others told from the perspective of a woman, unnamed until the end, being held in captivity, and additional chapters detailing another detective's attempts to help Servaz from afar. In the end, the circle comes together and there is a fairly satisfying resolution, as well as the opening for the next in the series.This review first appeared at www.reviewingtheevidence.com.
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