Irene (Verhœven series)


Irene is a crime novel written by French novelist Pierre Lemaitre. The novel, though originally published in French in 2006, came to be translated to English by Frank Wynne in 2014. It is the first book in the Camille Verhœven series by publication order but the second to be translated in English after Alex.
It was shortlisted in the CWA International Dagger award 2014 and received positive reviews internationally.

Plot

Commandant Verhoeven is happily married, expecting his first child with his lovely wife Irène.
. A series of unsolved murders start to put a strain to his relationship. With his personal life in shambles, he further has to deal with the press. Then Verhoeven makes a breakthrough discovery: the murders are modeled after the exploits of serial killers from classic works of crime fiction and that the killer has killed before.
With time running out, Verhoeven realizes that all along he's been the unwitting dupe in The Novelist's plans to create an original work of his own.

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