It never hurts to find a crime novel that is capable of offering a point of humor, no matter how contradictory it sounds. It is not an easy task for the author to summarize these two aspects so apparently distant in theme and development. Sophie Henaff dared and succeeded with the first installment of Anne Capestan's Brigade (I have it pending review, I am still catching up on readings). And everything that is breaking the mold to bring a new style should be welcomed, despite the purists and / or classics.
At book Death Note the author continues to share the story of what happens to Anne Capestan, the well-known police inspector and her disconcerting squad, vilified by the rest of her colleagues, unable to accept the successes that her bizarre methods achieve.
Splashing the plot with those delicious drops of humor, black and acid at times, the protagonist assumes the investigation into the murder of her father-in-law, Commissioner Serge Rufus. An uncomfortable situation that will lead Anne to a personal distress.
However, this case will not be the one that ends up centering the frenzied activity of the brigade. Serial murders in the Provence region grab all the police attention of the moment. The deceased are being previously announced publicly, with the consequent general stupor and police confusion.
The development of the investigation is full of imagination and surprises, transforming the black and police theme into a successful entertaining reading with the appropriate doses of mystery and with the same enigmatic overtones to know what is happening.
In sum, with Death Warning we can savor an interesting combination with all the good of two apparently polarized literary worlds: humor and thriller. And the mix ends up being magical, palatable, extremely interesting and invigorating for both genders.
You can now buy the novel Death Note, the latest book by the surprising Sophie Hénaff, here: