num_pages: 370
description: Set in the pastoral ambiance of 1960s France, Detective Lauriant Investigates contains two hardboiled novellas. "Death in a Ditch" delivers Lauriant to Saint Sauveur where he begins the nasty task of piecing together the grisly death of an antiques dealer whose body has been found in a ditch. "Murder in the Vendee" finds Lauriant disgraced and banished to a small, sleepy province, where he must solve the mystery of a count's murder. The obvious murderer is the count's son. However, Lauriant senses a deeper, political cause hidden beneath the tranquil surface of this village. "Soothing, stylish prose, low-key but persistent action, and deft character descriptions are nicely blended."- Library Journal
language: English
title: Detective Lauriant Investigates
titlecomplete: Detective Lauriant Investigates
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Intrigue Press