Bernard Minier, a former customs official, grew up in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. His novels, often set against stark landscapes, delve into the darker aspects of the human psyche and the tension between good and evil. Minier excels at crafting atmosphere and suspense, drawing readers into gripping narratives. His work has garnered international acclaim, praised for its psychological depth and chilling realism.
When a woman finds a suicide note in her mailbox, she can't imagine that it has anything to do with her. And yet it signals the end of her own life... but who is her enemy? Only Commandant Martin Servaz can find out...
Now on Netflix, the Commandant Servaz series: The Frozen Dead Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, August 2015 The wronged do not rest in peace Marsac is a quiet town in the Pyrenees, best known for its elite university. But when one of the professors is found drowned in her bath, it becomes clear that the tranquil surface is a lie. The chief suspect is the son of Commandant Servaz's university sweetheart; and when she implores him to investigate, he cannot refuse. To close the case, Servaz must delve into his own past and re-open old wounds. It will be his most dangerous - and his most personal - investigation yet.
Saint-Martin-de-Comminges is a beautiful small town nestling in the Pyrenees: the knid of place where nothing happens. Until one winter morning, when a group of workers discover the body of a horse, hanging suspended from a frozen cliff. Toulouse city cop Servaz can't believe he's been told to investigate the death of an animal. But there's something disturbing about the crime he can't ignore.
The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Commandant Servaz series.When a body is found in a church in the far north of Norway, the trail leads to an offshore oil rig. Searching the rooms of one of the rig workers, detective Kirsten Nigaard finds a pile of photos taken with a long-lens camera. The subject of the photos is Martin Servaz. And someone has been watching him.Signs suggest the killer is none other than Julian Hirtmann, a serial murderer on the run. Martin, after all, has a long and painful history with Hirtmann. Now it seems he has struck again.Their one clue is in amongst the photos. A picture of a young boy in a beautiful Austrian village, and on the back of it, the name 'Gustav'. Martin and Kirsten set off on the trail and soon find themselves in a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase, not knowing who is chasing whom, and which of them might pay the ultimate price. Praise for Bernard Minier'Over the past few years, France has produced some of Europe's most striking and original crime novelists. Bernard Minier is up there with the best' - The Sunday Times'A super-accelerated version of a Hitchcock thriller, with thrills and shocks on nearly every page...Minier reels out lurid, quick and dirty prose, dirty enough to blacken the fingers as we read' - Spectator
June 2010. In the middle of a World Cup match, Martin Servaz receives a call from a long-lost lover. A few miles away, in the town of Marsac, classics professor Claire Diemar has been brutally murdered. As if that weren’t disturbing enough, Servaz receives a cryptic e-mail indicating that Julian Hirtmann, the most twisted of all serial killers, is back . . . and hitting a little too close to home. With death and chaos surrounding the small university town in southern France, where he was once a student and where his daughter is now enrolled, Servaz must act quickly. With the help of detectives Ziegler and Espérandieu, Servaz will have to uncover a world of betrayal and depravity to connect the dots between the gruesome murders that keep reopening wounds from his past. Bernard Minier plunges readers once again into a perfectly constructed, dark, and oppressive atmosphere, driven forward by a gripping plot, pushing the limits of the genre.
Další případ detektiva Servaze, který tentokrát řeší otřesný případ vraždy dvou sester oblečených v šatech k prvnímu svatému přijímání. Na ostrově řeky Garonne jsou nalezena těla dvou sester. Na první pohled jde o velmi podivný případ. Jednak jsou obě oblečeny do bílých šatů k prvnímu svatému přijímání, jednak první z nich před smrtí čelila surovému násilí, zatímco druhá nikoli. Pro detektiva Servaze jsou důležitou indicií knihy známého spisovatele Erika Langa, který se vyžívá v popisech krutého násilí. Objeví také zvláštně znepokojivé dopisy, které si sestry psaly s neznámým mužem. Podezření padá na Erika Langa, ale důkazů je málo...
Największa zagadka w karierze Martina Servaza. Pirenejach mieszka, ukryty przed światem, kultowy reżyser filmów grozy Morbus Delacroix. To uwielbiany przez rzesze fanów mizantrop i ekscentryk. Judith, studentka filmoznawstwa, znawczyni i miłośniczka jego dzieł, pisze pracę poświęconą jego twórczości. Ku jej zdziwieniu mistrz, który unika kontaktów z ludźmi, zgadza się na spotkanie, a nawet zaprasza ją do swojej górskiej samotni. Tymczasem w Tuluzie zostaje zamordowany specjalista od efektów specjalnych, który współpracował przy produkcji wielu obrazów Delacroix; ktoś przywiązał go do szpitalnego łóżka i uśmiercił. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że to zabójstwo ma związek z pewnym zakazanym filmem. Spirala śmierci nakręca się niepowstrzymanie Dla komendanta Martina Servaza jest to być może największa zagadka w karierze. Za jej rozwiązanie przyjdzie mu zapłacić ogromną cenę
"Je crois que quelqu'un est en train d'agir comme s'il se prenait pour Dieu..." Un appel au secours au milieu de la nuit Une vallée coupée du monde Une abbaye pleine de secrets Une forêt mystérieuse Une série de meurtres épouvantables Une population terrifiée qui veut se faire justice Un corbeau qui accuse Une communauté au bord du chaos Une nouvelle enquête de Martin Servaz (Payot)
