Artifice

<p>'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' <i><b>Elle</b></i><br><br>'An astonishing thriller' <i><b>Libération</b></i><br><br><b>Something strange is happening in museums across Paris.</b><br><br>A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne.<br><br> The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.<br><br>But following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city.<br><br> As soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence...<br><br><b>Translated by Sophie Lewis.</b><br><br>'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'<b> MICHÈLE ROBERTS</b><br><br>'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' <i><b>Le Journal du Dimanche</b></i></p>