Pel the Patriarch

Under cover of a blizzarding Burgundy December, a French Jack the Ripper is at work. Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel is disturbed by the less than festive happenings; though if Christmas gets cancelled not all is bad in his mind.It is only when some of his team’s own kin are subjected to the violence that the investigation takes a personal spin. Pel and his flics must pit their wits against the mind of a madman, or risk losing the ones they care for most.Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.