Chantal Pelletier, gourmet novelist

By: Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint

Actress in her early days, she was one of the "Three Jeanne", Chantal Pelletier is the author of a work composed of short stories, novels (by Joëlle Losfeld editions) and thrillers including Eros and Thalasso (1998), Le Chant du bouc (2000), Troubles festivals (2001), More is less (2002) and Montmartre mont des martyrs (2008). His new novel titled Our Last Feasts appears in the Série Noire by Gallimard. (May 17, 2019 replay)

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Cover of Chantal Pelletier's new novel © Série Noire / Gallimard

"June 2044. Food prohibition reigns in France, camembert mafias and smuggling of foie gras prosper, the fundamentalist supporters of enemy regimes clash in violent demonstrations. To feast, you get your supplies on the black market, you take part in the feasts of secret societies, you count your points on your table permit. Landing in a scorching Provence, a food controller, intimidated by his cheeky and uninhibited chief, tries to elucidate the murder of a young cook in an underground restaurant. At the same time, an ex-soldier with a painful past is fighting to save her gourmet restaurant and reconcile with her daughter, whose farm is also in danger, like the whole region. All linked to the murdered cook, they take the measure of the threat together. ” (Presentation of the editor)

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