{"product_id":"9781782272564-the-executioner-weeps","title":"The Executioner Weeps","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA man delves into his mysterious lover's past, with terrifying results - a prize-winning thriller from the French master of noir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 1957 \u003cem\u003e Grand prix de la littérature policière\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was fate that led her to step out in front of the car. A quiet mountain road. A crushed violin. And a beautiful woman lying motionless in the ditch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarrying her back to his lodging on a beach near Barcelona, Daniel discovers that the woman is still alive but that she remembers nothing - not even her own name. And soon he has fallen for her mysterious allure. She is a blank canvas, a perfect muse, and his alone. But when Daniel travels to France in search of her past, he slips into a tangled vortex of lies, depravity and murder. \u003cem\u003eThe Executioner Weeps\u003c\/em\u003e is a macabre thriller about the dangerous pitfalls of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The French master of noir' \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Unsettling. worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best. classic French noir' \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hugely atmospheric' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Spellbinding' \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Disturbing from the outset with strong echoes of Simenon' \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrédéric Dard (1921-2000) was one of the best known and loved French crime writers of the twentieth century. Enormously prolific, he wrote more than three hundred thrillers, suspense stories, plays and screenplays, under a variety of noms de plume, throughout his long and illustrious career, which also saw him win the 1957 Grand prix de la littérature policière for The Executioner Weeps. Dard's \u003cem\u003eBird in a Cage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wicked Go to Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrush\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gravediggers' Bread\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe King of Fools\u003c\/em\u003e are also available or forthcoming from Pushkin Vertigo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451569779062,"sku":"9781782272564","price":7.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41142027.jpg?v=1778100850","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782272564-the-executioner-weeps","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}