{"product_id":"9781250078346","title":"The Frozen Dead : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Frozen Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bernard Minier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available as a Netflix Original Series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaint-Martin-de-Comminges is a small town nestled in the French Pyrenees. The kind of place where winters are harsh and unforgiving and where nothing ever happens. \u003cbr\u003eUntil the winter morning when a group of workers discover the headless, flayed body of a horse, hanging suspended from the edge of a frozen cliff.\u003cbr\u003eOn the same day the gruesome discovery takes place, Diane Berg, a young psychiatrist starts her first job at a high-security asylum for the criminally insane, just a few miles away. She is baffled by the slightly unorthodox methods the asylum's director uses, and then greatly alarmed when she realizes that drugs are disappearing from within the fortified institution while someone seems to be slipping out at night. \u003cbr\u003eCommandant Martin Servaz, a charismatic city cop from nearby Toulouse fond of quoting Latin, can't believe he has been called out over the death of an animal. But there's something disturbing about this crime that he can't ignore. Then DNA from one of the most notorious inmates of the asylum, a highly intelligent former prosecutor, accused of killing and raping several women, is found on the horse carcass . . . and a few days later the first human murder takes place. A dark story of madness and revenge seems to be unfolding.\u003cbr\u003eServaz and his colleague, the mysterious Irene Ziegler, must use all their skill to solve the terrifying mystery and best one of the most fiendish and clever opponents they could ever imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bernard Minier's \u003ci\u003eThe Frozen Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific thriller that will keep you up long past your bedtime. The French Pyrenees make a wonderfully atmospheric setting for this complex story of past crimes, madness and revenge. Servaz and Ziegler are a fascinating cop duo, and I hope to see more of them in the future. Excellent.” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Robinson, author of Children of the Revolution and Watching the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The pervasiveness of evil in this tense and disturbing novel makes for very compelling reading,with the suspense bordering on horror.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Minier's assured debut adroitly combines a genuinely creepy series of crimes, a literally chilling atmosphere, and a dogged detective. Minier's execution equals his considerable cleverness.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Minier...exploits the unusual setting exceptionally well...an absorbing effort.... A high-altitude thriller, this novel is a great summer read for more than the usual reasons.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Complex, fast-paced, and completely absorbing, Minier's wickedly plotted mystery has already been published in numerous languages and found a place on international best sellers lists.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A publishing sensation in France, where it's rushed up the bestseller lists, this is Minier's first crime novel and this translation justifies its vast French reputation....With a villain possessing the intelligence of Thomas Harris's immortal Hannibal Lecter, this is great story-telling, with a creeping sense of dread that would not disgrace Stephen King at his best.” —\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This densely written and very atmospheric thriller is Minier's first novel. It has been a bestseller in France and, in this well-translated English edition, deserves to be one here.” —\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Revenge is at the heart of this clever mystery, which involves a plot as cold-blooded as the slaying of the horse” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enjoyable and fast-paced thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The writing is razor sharp and nothing goes to waste. Enough to make other authors jealous.” —\u003ci\u003eFemme Actuelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remember the name Bernard Minier... he might well take his place among the masters of French thriller writers.” —\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Frozen Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a boiling-hot success.” —\u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chilling.” —\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250078346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40642135097550,"sku":"9781250078346","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250078346","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}