An excellent Vargas ...

"In the eternal Wood" is a survey of the Inspector Adamsberg, original character and atypical investigator created by Fred Vargas. This time, Adamsberg, the "pelleteux clouds," as dubbed his Quebec colleagues in the previous volume ("Under the Winds of Neptune") is faced with a case that logically he should abandon the Narcotics Brigade: two young men, one black and one white, were found slain Porte de la Chapelle. But Adamsberg, stubborn, does not drop the case, claiming that the land was found under the nails of two men ...

With his usual team of Danglard, living encyclopedia scope on white wine, strong Retancourt, which "converts energy" or the faithful Estalere, Adamsberg will face a difficult investigation, he is distracted by strange phenomena like the ghost of a murderous religious in his attic, deer killed in the woods, and above all, a mysterious Shadow, prowling around him and in his thoughts. But what bothers him most is the arrival of a new lieutenant in his department, the strange Veyrenc, just move past Adamsberg would rather forget, and that is dangerously close to Camille, the love it (permanently?) lost ...

Just like "Under the Winds of Neptune", "In the eternal Wood" is a captivating novel, which portrays a skewer of endearing character, a solid plot and well put together, and reveals once again the irresistible humor Fred Vargas. If you do not know the "rom-pols" Vargas, it's time to get started. Note that we find in it one of the three friendly "evangelists" of "Debout les Morts," the pre-historian Mathias ...