Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Lake Isle
Lake Isle
Lake Isle
Ebook297 pages7 hours

Lake Isle

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

In France, a police detective hunts for an elusive killer in this novel by an award-winning author who “writes like no one else” (Los Angeles Times).

In the tiny French town of Soulay, Inspector Henri Castang is dealing with a brutal robbery, a drugged teenager, and the sad delusions of a nervous old lady. But when a violent death suggests a mysterious connection to recent events in Paris Castang must untangle a mix of spiteful small-town gossip and big-city crime.

This lively mystery comes from a winner of the Edgar and Gold Dagger Awards—“the most eccentric, the most idiosyncratic and the most European of crime writers” (Anita Brookner).
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 16, 2023
ISBN9781504088190
Lake Isle
Author

Nicolas Freeling

NICOLAS FREELING (1927–2003) was a British crime novelist, best known as the author of the Van der Valk series of detective novels. His novel The King of the Rainy Country received the 1967 Edgar Award, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Novel. He also won the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers’ Association, and France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

Read more from Nicolas Freeling

Related to Lake Isle

Titles in the series (15)

View More

Related ebooks

Hard-boiled Mystery For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Lake Isle

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5

6 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Lake Isle - Nicolas Freeling

    &ebook_preview_excerpt.htmlu\IGJ=07BH6 pR:JO|D?0" _2j`UV,R|7RuОEhtJejX.(Ԥ6qHPE^: g-MKԖq<u8 |waHc1NCӡKh7+q77M4^EYwckRqcQhn.// ,:VC:{-,€ݺG<O)5)Ԟ\c%)u}+.I>a;zrGUl;>RF4TiPnT:]VRsFu7eP56J ʎxˢlM}K|'Kjq҃ >m;0( 3qt14~&m ۳ˎs\dZLНYf=Okm0!MX0ٟ8\B?jžt0r"#i"y#)g}_0F~Ho|z'{k*K.1@A;C\`(s a7+,Or+8t ^`4 @'(>-loqq ™@*AN?!3 |c)5B+$nQl|NC /݌-bt?rob #>9?4Dx[ۃ8 0Wohʠ41 r+G>iM$u@JSJV<s(Y< )@8n6gw#2 a3t2zDŽ9As3y쐖c:(wEl|'5z>^"3C`Ӟ<0O.*=nuY,F9p82є% ~pm^cٝMфB%s)"cL1S.2=Ye  27N2o뮞ϰʜt- '.5>&hS@Xʲ!w; tjVՀF C`(Atr^EޘYa SS ~@CR *Tmqb/;8;lw]'gΠ;2Ui1IaeSB/Pq ½B*; c`%AE0s 7kɮF^ #@ S;)f!\(ՏcK2>Om@#haZ{x0 3%S, &8(3ǿ\,6P{-}wr)Pg*f.PqG߽#yԀ>%n/YVlA j#L 9o[H3Yy,X|9e]GňpLU4$)6Z͡1KnRJw²QQyC[Ǔn0}^ Bq)hb qcUD'7DPZs"pe-;X'bg+yhvYo @\J" SLSY%8=jP^)zV3|)@Ѐtj5ʩء1WVVqb^Wõ0,_AZ[d<:0 ۞\L:,,xđqmX;镗.'vfN ʸv6=lE$ 1@4ɷ"^`[r iPc$֫ɂX8dq5P$,+7CMig8ԪGJߚs4#oW kSTB,$'4>HI[y9*^T|`vpf6=JEmTe'X=넝v>UiMx2͆AHԽ ѹ2U`\Xr:g>]gUn10VT,2:0崋Bu/lPX*3X&\HM=+R>#X ʐ7 @1`PqP^LVp$-O~V]eďW*cT;eD@pdXS=+.g9'e>L>**No9IǩD G཈dKwo&R!dgtk$^e_/IF%9vzH`X ~(&+M=wlp?r׀7s6,sFEaMV{ Ҝ(so&b0茥bƝaR[˘򐕳fuձfoRDõ(lZ@. mς5bN 3b-$J@2C0b9e s8S'2Zx?5B@ڔ^D'Oln! K~e{ѿe:#LS@[\~XgK2c$󍥱6f~% WfW$V'uPaR ־3՚46Nv(*9%$r姓H$.nf̞:f\O!tkKe5 2+O ߽cSY<7;k G'J6]A`ZTa8$DMixFE##è\D YZ54XP"D 9ͬ\mZ$n{,+Ұ4g2s ͝dI[/E;uޱGl $`Goj 7Ro X[ׄ(*KpyM>u#أZMʍs?ڵ;+ρWfײַD`Q|Sg4GyǬ[}K}nC)bl;|˕MZ)N 8(Å3 1r̆-zo=s73lN4U&#I`Ёg7xF"fV*oFosP6f|ĸI(^RH)4 )ɓ}̥G- j&:Rba'})ZF҇c88 /'xΧK"X|;.ndh$\!զ DYc,dPh8r0=hfck,"T VyQae7XummEIcGON39c)S]8EF!]uc ,s1;I9a|k+Bce8M2%+ZU7g 'Vk"nQQhbn!B5sIʙ|~,LMU cU<pwڡ+ .W Ur Z[=f_atk (Q8<[KX:9;eNb4R@)C?[ͿtWգ(E\Qh, PK7 .0AؒF Muy. !U4NLKՖׂӒ傑s-Nu69o BlNOd=o{us\NraՉ7[2DŽ"m%ےMMp2d?eW/۔!٤y%Du'N9:@f"TYdį` @NC@4'Zg+/94}Z Ut7vԹ!1vVXȖzXjt6T,y ')jgK\Xdܼʜˤ::d *yހQ(~>YR1NFJ!NN1I:p9X] 5ez-SzP#a > ,ԁu1$Mq}"YZu/?50,)iTWfA$+2ѩl.a`q MO$VvN#l0("u }jM ⬴&"W[W s_qjEcFgAI5?)Mu}In *ڑdBCryaz]}uXaa9BU[8V922D׶(Ak8Yfga>%v8;itaݑYq 0m)y Bi͘wAm\Ye9QM+ /Kۓ{[R"-鹣4DȦM>X\y?卵YX'ܪRMKcj.1NH|Qfud+/h{(<ܜ ۹tʜs)?~׉M&5"s*NUφߛi.3 Dg+ަIOsAa PSuIS2ybG9NF @ailrmĐṛu^oAYD07?ɦB՛].vL|T.B2Byj`E9ҾCU?'ʈ0y371w=lm$1%rp)c(xN1N搧3 u?rcm좼aD;?␐'t#(7` ֲڇPMi~FMR)=(y)a*Y9(Qs@\/؏Lz|Y,<,ërƜ?[VґtT(=g+^}R*!G7e Bm"v`hp9 ٠_{AHHM(#b.m$dXȴ)V;䧝TY5#'seǕOmD f jTXRbH7! gP>X8l>Vsg%O)51D T%^~NTO{ ~Q-]D̵>05^cyrJ욻.X`iU5Ycu,GO+aem3n!jB;~fվ'"X7oGА֙W۱THُlm wd= .=ʃpj}8^_fڥ9yֵ4VBW)!A.SO" #[3ʾ 5 MN fMVlRbym#rk)LPmGA^dcMb>&2!RB^>OQ"Фq$17<@W׍ TE?.7`+b*Cn4o9Ǎ9~t:SzEF X "Qwm:y#{-' YARne& :NQ]nos˴ "~x(/hYK(\Yk;> ;05|3.}:p &1̭f΀#| X fcg#IiGYxiÓ&MY>ﱘzLRV1-|чX0KKsaц?gxV(l} IAK aIT$Y؅zRI.,Ɵr,rDGԏtQDǖ$Mߧ~eV&,CN4LNp5X(o †-}tom rV}xa[A3fl[bvgj8q_#f9#r0;);fV+ *s&֋MT*WuhmUYױbO=73ilnAІG`n-Δ}ynl]3LLo?&ɟ@%Z}4O<u֐{9+6GXG,[kV9}`hL?kBlL ˙bS(2 =NC,0WghF6Bg ޮ T)qZW<=H2->xkkWyd!oo=,\BPm68YgLv_Q<;[gΆ*Xi ȾqAywp]2 -q"a_R*ZyTXcڳ8byu8xUΡՋO|rN̘:>>T=:~hl)P$DJe?u{>V1KkSX[3J: IS4KZoicI˦]C@q9G.^%淲M]F#>$/\A*ENۼhß҈w>6j-9;jY~-zl>!'SenD 2QT"`/0e椽;%?]ЁR
    Enjoying the preview?