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After a series of neon‑blue chalk circles mysteriously ink the pavements of Paris, the city’s media swarm, treating the phenomenon as a curious oddity. Psychiatrists offer symbolic theories, yet seasoned policeman Jean‑Baptiste Adamsberg elbows against the amusement, believing the chalk marks herald a deeper, potentially dangerous scheme. As the city’s press interrogates the mystery and the police investigate, Adamsberg swings between skepticism and intuition, seeking the truth behind the chalked enigma.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Fred Vargas
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