The Hatter's Ghosts (Romans Durs)

“Dark, disturbing . . . Simenon discovered something fundamental about the soul.” —The Guardian

A string of murders has the small French town of La Rochelle in its grip. The victims, all elderly women, have been found strangled with cello string—in cafés, over card games, near the canal. As the winter rain gives cover to the killer stalking the streets with impunity, we watch as he deliberates over and justifies his heinous acts to himself, unaware that the quiet, unassuming tailor, Kachouda...