A Very Profitable War [Paperback]

Didier Daeninckx (Author), Sarah Martin (Translator)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Serpent's Tail (May 1 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1852422475
ISBN-13: 978-1852422479
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 91 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #775,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rene Griffon, a hard-up private detective, is hired to unmask the marital infidelities of the wife of a World War I hero. Griffon's investigation plunges him into a post-war nightmare world of black marketeers and property speculators, uncovering more than he was ever meant to know.

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Born in 1949, Didier Daeninckx lives in Paris. Recognised as France's leading mystery writer, his work is translated into all European languages. Murder in Memoriam forced the French governement to try Nazi collaborators, led to the life imprisonment of Paul Touvier and made President Mitterrand declare 16th July a day of national reflection on fascism and racism.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Postwar Noir, Nov 29 2000

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This review is from: A Very Profitable War (Paperback)

This post-war noir is notable in that it is set post-WWI Paris, as opposed to post-WWII America. That said, it follows the classic detective novel in which a smart-alex PI is hired for what seems like a straightforward blackmail investigation, and ends up embroiled in something way bigger than him thanks to his overcuriosity. Daeninckx does a great job detailing a France reeling from the loss of a generation of young men, and seeing the first hints of American cultural influence. The PI is notable for his big American car, his American liquor and clothing as he runs around Paris trying to put the pieces together. One gets the sense it's a roundabout critique on contemporary cultural globalism. If you like this, you might want to check out Philip Kerr's March Violets, set in 1936 Berlin.

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