Book Review: Irène by Pierre Lemaitre
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Author: Pierre Lemaitre
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Genre: Crime fiction/ Thriller
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For Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irène.
But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him – his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before – that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel – the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname… The Novelist…
With both men in the public eye, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner – whoever has the least to lose…
Book Review
This is one of the mind blowing book I've read at the beginning of the year. Mind you, I haven't read much of mind blowing books before. So maybe this is the first time. I can't believe that I've been tricked by this book because the twist is something that my mind didn't expect, hence the mind blowing thing. This book is the first book of the Verhoeven series written by Pierre Lemitre, a French author that have been translated to English by Frank Wynne (thank you, thank you so much).
The story start with the horrifying murder that happened to the two young woman that became a case for Commandant Verhoeven and his team to investigate. Let me tell you, the murder is too vivid and horrifying that I still get nightmares about it these days. I hate it but I love it.
Camille (Commandant Verhoeven) and his team consisting of Louis, Armand and Malevel are looking for clues and anything related to the murder and finally got some information that the crime is actually a crime series that happen before and surprise surprise...the murders that happened are exact copy from the crime fiction novels (multiple novels).
It's really intense book as I couldn't put this book down because I just want to know and solved all those mysteries. The main character is really interesting as well as the team. I love every part of this book and there's not a single page that I felt boring or not interesting enough. Every single page is worth it. Then we have Irène, Camille's wife as one of the important character as title is named after hers. So of course, everything will be related to her and I hate that. Leave Irene alone!!
I don't want to write long review because I'm afraid that I'll spoil all the important details of this book. As for me, if I were given this book to read, I definitely will jump into it without knowing anything about it, That will be the best way to enjoy this book. Highly recommended this book for someone who loves crime fiction and wouldn't mind all these scary crime details that will give you nightmares for several days. And the twist..something you cannot imagine (if you're just like me..pea size brain..hehe). It's funny book too despite the serious topic of murder.
Book Quotes
(may contain spoilers)
"Bastard!" "Who's a bastard?' "Oh, the world is full of bastards, Louis, but that hack from Le Matin, is leagues ahead of the rest." Camille told Louis about his encounter the previous evening.
"What's that?" "A list of wallpaper shops. Specifically those that stock the Dalmatian print." "How far have you got?" " Number thirty-seven." "And?" "And, I'm about to call number thirty-eight." "Obviously."
"It's not much, is it?" "Oh yes, there's one more thing: the letter was posted in Courbevoie, right next to the crime scene. The man's got style.
"Apparently the minister is 'deeply troubled'." "Troubled? A minister? You jest!" "Not at all, Camille. To me, a minister who is deeply troubled is deeply troubling in itself. But ministerial anxiety has practical benefit. Everything we were told was impossible yesterday is now top priority. By this afternoon you'll have a bigger squad room and lot more officers."
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