by Barbara Abel · tapa dura · ISBN 9782702430743
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«L'Instinct maternel» is the crime novel by Barbara Abel, published by Editions du Masque in hardback (380 pages, in French).
A widow who wants to be a mother discovers that her inheritance depends on a baby being born. To avoid a late pregnancy, she plans to kidnap a pregnant young woman no one will miss, hold her until the birth, and keep the newborn. Black humour and ferocity in a plot that shows how far the obsession with motherhood can go.
The cover indicates that it won the Prix du roman policier at the Festival de Cognac. The work was published in 2002.
For readers of crime fiction and suspense who enjoy stories with black humour and unscrupulous characters.
