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Article 353
Article 353
Article 353
Audiobook3 hours

Article 353

Written by Tanguy Viel

Narrated by Jamie Renell

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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This atmospheric noir novel retraces the steps that led to a murder off the coast of Brittany, probing the relationship between law and justice.

In a depressed town on France's northern coast, a man named Martial Kermeur has been arrested for the murder of real estate developer Antoine Lazenec after throwing him overboard. Called before a judge, Kermeur goes back to the beginning to explain what brought him to this desperate point: his divorce, his son's acting out, layoffs at his job, and, above all, Lazenec’s dazzling project for a seaside resort. The temptation to invest all of your severance pay in a beautiful apartment with a view of the sea is great. But still, it has to be built.
In this subtle, enthralling novel, Tanguy Viel examines not only the psychology of a crime, but also the larger social ills that may offer its justification.

Editor's Note

Whopping whydunnit…

Instead of a whodunnit, this one’s a whopping whydunnit. Starting right off the bat with a chilling murder, this tense psychological thriller takes readers on a twisty unfolding of what makes a law-abiding man break down into a coldblooded killer.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 25, 2021
ISBN9781094416489
Article 353
Author

Tanguy Viel

Tanguy Viel was born in Brest in 1973. He is the author of several novels, including Le Black Note, Cinéma, The Absolute Perfection of Crime (winner of the Prix Fénéon and the Prix littéraire de la vocation), Beyond Suspicion, Paris-Brest, La Disparition de Jim Sullivan, and, most recently, Article 353 (winner of the Grand prix RTL-Lire and the Prix François Mauriac). He lives near Orléans, France.

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    Engaging story with an excellent narrator. Even several days later I was thinking about the main character and his actions.
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    WOW ! Couldn't stop listening to every word. And my word ever so worth it ! The end is AAAmazing.
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    Very well written and beautifully narrated. I'd definitely listen again and again.
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    I kept wondering, throughout the book, if they really have such wonderful judges in France?