Bernard Minier, the confined people of the valley

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Portrait of the writer Bernard Minier, he publishes "The valley" with XO editions Credits: Emanuele Scorcelletti

By: Jean-François Cadet Follow

After his latest novel Sisters, the thriller master Bernard Minier returns with La Vallée, a new and fascinating investigation by Commander Martin Servaz

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This former customs controller has become one of the most prolific French crime writers. They are also the most awarded since he is a double winner of the Prize for the best French-speaking novel in Cognac in 2011 and 2016. He has just published his 8th novel, the 6th investigation by his favorite hero Martin Servaz.

He is once again faced with a series of particularly horrific murders that terrify a population. She intends to do justice for herself, in a valley cut off from the world where a voice from the past has plunged her back. Populated by strange and more or less deviant characters, the new thriller by Bernard Minier also makes us discover a not really brilliant facet of contemporary France, in a splendid landscape of forests and mountains. La Vallée  is published in XO editions.

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