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Marie-Andrée Clermont, Paul Roux
- Reading
- Read one case at a time and pause afterwards to compare its clues, atmosphere and treatment of danger. If a premise feels unsettling, discuss the situation before moving to another story.
- Themes
- Mystery-solving: The stories involve detectives, spies, inspectors or police addressing troubling cases and unexplained events. The book clearly centres investigation, but it is not clear whether it celebrates official investigators, questions them or mainly uses them as plot devices.
- Peril and suspense: The collection includes an escaped murderer, troubling disappearances, a suspicious fire, a night-time distress call and a kidnapped cat. These situations provide apparent suspense, but their emotional weight and whether danger is resolved reassuringly or bleakly remain unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Some premises involve a murderer, criminal investigations, disappearances, a suspicious fire, a night-time distress call and a kidnapped cat. Consider whether these forms of peril feel comfortable for the reader.