Winner of the Grand Prix for detective literature, this novel takes you from laughter to tears

This book by Olivier Bordaçarre ensures a stormy plot.

The season of romantic Books where our favorite couple ends up (finally) together at the end is now over! Okay, we still have the right to reread all our favorite classics no matter what. But now, it's time for thrillers, thrillers and police investigations which we devour warm under the duvet, and which forces us to check that a monster is not hiding under the bed. Stop denying, we know you still do it…Because yes, spoiler alert, some can really give us goosebumps. Among the exhaustive list of essential books, the reading of which makes our blood run cold, one has stood out from its colleagues. The Disappearance of Hervé Snout by Olivier Bordaçarreleft its mark with permanent suspense and a chilling intrigue. Focus on a story that may not leave you indifferent…

A father…special

The French writer, Olivier Bordaçarre, transports us into a curious and distressing universe. The reader is immersed in the lives of Copwhere mother Odile prepares the meal for her little tribe. The beef bourguignon is ready, Odile is waiting with her two children for her husband to return, Hervé Snout. A husband who is none other than the rather…unusual…director of a slaughterhouse. The hours pass and Hervé does not come back. No news, no sign of life. The family, worried by this unusual absence, decided to go to the gendarmerie to report his disappearance. Strangely, the lieutenant does not seem very worried… The next day, Hervé Snout reappears and resumes the course of his life, without any explanation… But what really happened? Only Hervé knows the truth…

For what The Disappearance of Hervé Snout could you please?

If head-turning thrillers are an integral part of your favorite reads, this book is for you. Olivier Bordaçarre offers us an oppressive visionalmost distressing, from the world of work, family or even everyday life as a couple. With the main character, a violent, harsh and fierce man, the author transports his reader into the middle of a unhealthy environment where Hervé Snout does not seem very appreciated by the world around him. According to an article from Radio France, reading this novel delivers striking sensations with terrifying scenes of slaughter and almost perceptible odors as you read. Olivier Bordaçarre's work measures our connection with animals and delivers a poignant analysis of an intriguing family. More than a simple novel, it seems that the French author invites us to question certain aspects of our society.