Un serpent dans l'ombre

Synopsis of Un serpent dans l'ombre

«Un serpent dans l'ombre» is the mystery and suspense novel by Minette Walters, published by Le Grand Livre du Mois in hardback (427 pages, in French).

Mrs Ranelagh believes one of her neighbours on Garden Street is guilty of murder: that of Mad Annie Butts, a marginalised woman found dead in a ditch. Ranelagh wavers between racism and greed as possible motives and becomes obsessed with the case, delving into the neighbourhood's secrets to find the culprit.

French translation by Philippe Bonnet of the original novel «The Shape of Snakes», by Minette Walters; edition published in 2001.

For readers of British crime and suspense fiction who enjoy investigations set in an English neighbourhood.