Castang's City

A French detective looks into a public figure's murder—and discovers some private secrets—in a mystery by an author who is "a joy to read" (TheTimes Literary Supplement).

When a local official is gunned down in the street, it looks like a cold-blooded political assassination. But as Inspector Henri Castang investigates—and questions the victim's colleagues and family—it seems the motive might have been closer to home.

The mystery only becomes more tangled when the official's son turns up d...