Reviews

The Accordionist by Fred Vargas

octavietullier's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

martinis's review against another edition

4.0

All'albergo della Vecchia Lanterna, a Nevers, non servivano la colazione dopo le dieci. Louis era abituato a questo tipo di punizione, poiché apparteneva alla schiera di gente sospetta che si alza dopo l'ora legale, tra le undici e mezzogiorno, all'ora degli sballati, dei nottambuli, dei proscritti, dei colpevoli, dei poltroni, degli scapoli, dei malrasati e degli immorali.

aditurbo's review against another edition

4.0

Another good mystery in the series, of which I hope more books are coming in the future. The three evangelists are very amusing and well-crafted characters, but Kehnweiler is a truly wonderful character, warming your heart with his compassion and humanity and impressing you with his sharp intelligence, self control and moral confidence. The novel is suspenseful, but more than the suspense I enjoyed the relationships between the characters and learning more about their personalities. Vargas is soon becoming my favorite suspense writer with her subtle humor, original ideas and lovely writing.

emergencia's review

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lbast's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

emmalynn's review against another edition

4.0

La trilogie des Évangélistes se termine en beauté avec ce qui est sans doute mon volume préféré des trois... une intrigue bien ficelée, dans un Paris comme toujours hors du temps (on ne se souvient que l'on est dans les années 90 que lorsque l'un des protagonistes regrette ne pas avoir de carte pour utiliser une cabine téléphonique), et des personnages plus haut en couleur que jamais... Ah l'étrange sabir de Clément, mes oreilles (j'ai lu Sans feu ni lieu version audio) en saignent encore ! Mais quelle trouvaille !

4 étoiles au lieu de 5 simplement car j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait un petit ventre mou moins passionnant environ aux 2/3 du roman. Mais ça n'a pas duré.

Tout ce beau petit monde va sacrément me manquer, je regrette que la série ne soit pas plus longue.