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<i>This Night's Foul Work</i>

This Night's Foul Work

2008 crime novel by Fred Vargas

This Night's Foul Work is a 2008 crime-novel by French author Fred Vargas, an entry in her Commissaire Adamsberg series. The novel is translated into English by Sian Reynolds, translator of Vargas' two previous novels in English,[1] both of which won the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger for best-translated crime novel of the year.[2]

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This Night's Foul Work marks the first time Random House have published one of her novels in hardcover. The title comes from a line of impromptu verse spoken by one of the characters.[citation needed]

The book received mixed reviews. Kirkus Reviews gave a negative review of the book, writing that it was "sub-par performance", while Publishers Weekly praised it, calling it "outstanding."[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "THIS NIGHT'S FOUL WORK". Kirkus Reviews. April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "This Night's Foul Work by Fred Vargas". Publishers Weekly. April 28, 2008. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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