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Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored by Philippe Georget
3.0
Inspector Gilles Sebag, the narrator of ‘Summertime, All the Cats are Bored’ is a family man first, detective second. He is also houseproud and adores his wife Claire. His two children are growing up, to his regret, not wanting the hugs and kisses he wishes he could give them as he did when they were younger. He works in Perpignan, a French Mediterranean town full of tourists during the hot summers.
I have copied the book blurb:
”It’s the middle of a long hot summer on the French Mediterranean shore and the town is teeming with tourists. Sebag and Molina, two tired cops who are being slowly devoured by dull routine and family worries, deal with the day’s misdemeanors and petty complaints at the Perpignan police headquarters. But then a young Dutch woman is found murdered on a beach at Argelès, and another disappears without a trace in the alleys of the city. Is it a serial killer obsessed with Dutch women? Maybe. The media senses fresh meat and moves in for the feeding frenzy.
Out of the blue, Inspector Gilles Sebag finds himself thrust into the middle of a diabolical game. In order to focus on the matter at hand, he will have to put aside his cares, forget his suspicions about his wife’s unfaithfulness, ignore his heart murmur, and get over his existential angst. But there is more to this case than anyone suspects.”
I did not think Sebag was very angsty until he suspects his wife might be having an affair. But the case of the missing Dutch woman, Ingrid Raven, is a really big case as far as the media is concerned and they are demanding answers. His boss wants her found now! But Sebag was involved in tracking down a missing cab driver before the police were notified about Ingrid being missing. He can’t explain it, but he still wants to work on finding José Lopez. He is still following clues on the cab driver when he is supposed to looking for Ingrid. As time goes on, he realizes the two cases may be linked. Did Lopez kidnap the Dutch girl?
The novel is a procedural, but one with a lot of unexpected cozy warmth! It is a story involving a detective who is as interested in family life as in solving crimes. The mysteries, although dark, and not graphically described. The chapters alternate between Ingrid, a retired gentleman who finds a neighbor’s body, the kidnapper, and Sebag’s point of view. So far, there are two other books in the Sebag series, all translated from French into English.
I have copied the book blurb:
”It’s the middle of a long hot summer on the French Mediterranean shore and the town is teeming with tourists. Sebag and Molina, two tired cops who are being slowly devoured by dull routine and family worries, deal with the day’s misdemeanors and petty complaints at the Perpignan police headquarters. But then a young Dutch woman is found murdered on a beach at Argelès, and another disappears without a trace in the alleys of the city. Is it a serial killer obsessed with Dutch women? Maybe. The media senses fresh meat and moves in for the feeding frenzy.
Out of the blue, Inspector Gilles Sebag finds himself thrust into the middle of a diabolical game. In order to focus on the matter at hand, he will have to put aside his cares, forget his suspicions about his wife’s unfaithfulness, ignore his heart murmur, and get over his existential angst. But there is more to this case than anyone suspects.”
I did not think Sebag was very angsty until he suspects his wife might be having an affair. But the case of the missing Dutch woman, Ingrid Raven, is a really big case as far as the media is concerned and they are demanding answers. His boss wants her found now! But Sebag was involved in tracking down a missing cab driver before the police were notified about Ingrid being missing. He can’t explain it, but he still wants to work on finding José Lopez. He is still following clues on the cab driver when he is supposed to looking for Ingrid. As time goes on, he realizes the two cases may be linked. Did Lopez kidnap the Dutch girl?
The novel is a procedural, but one with a lot of unexpected cozy warmth! It is a story involving a detective who is as interested in family life as in solving crimes. The mysteries, although dark, and not graphically described. The chapters alternate between Ingrid, a retired gentleman who finds a neighbor’s body, the kidnapper, and Sebag’s point of view. So far, there are two other books in the Sebag series, all translated from French into English.