The Man Who Draws Blue Circles

At night, chalk-drawn blue circles appear on the Parisian pavements. And each time, in the center of the circle, some small object shines, clearly picked up from a dump: a broken lighter, a piece of wire, a doll's head. No one pays any attention to this, except for Commissioner Adamsberg, who does not consider such circles a harmless prank at all. And one morning, instead of a trivial trinket, a dead body is found in the blue circle. “The Man Who Draws Blue Circles” (1991) is the first book by the famous Fred Vargas, featuring the legendary Commissioner Adamsberg in the investigation. The detective novels starring this “dreamy” genius brought Vargas worldwide fame. They have been translated into nearly 40 languages and have received numerous awards from different countries: five “Trophées 813,” the legendary “Inked Blood,” the Grand Prix from the readers of Elle magazine, three British “Duncan Lawrie Daggers,” and the most prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, dubbed the “Spanish Nobel.”