{"product_id":"fatale-by-jean-patrick-manchette","title":"Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The French noir novel you need to help you vent your frustrations right now’ LitHub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder isn’t always ugly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAimée is drop-dead gorgeous, razor-sharp, and lethally efficient. A killer with a cool head and a taste for chaos, she arrives in the backwater town of Bléville – a festering stew of grudges, corruption, and small-town rot – ready to make a killing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a game she’s played before: stir up trouble, pit the locals against one another, then disappear with blood on her hands and money in her pocket. But this time, something breaks and the game turns on her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette transformed the crime novel into a weapon of satire and stylish mayhem. \u003ci\u003eFatale \u003c\/i\u003eis his bloodiest, funniest, and most brilliantly unhinged work: a riot of revenge, farce, and gleeful destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JEAN-PARICK MANCHETTE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Manchette was Le Homme... We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. ’ James Ellroy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A comedic genius... I read and reread him, stunned, appalled, and laughing out loud' Rachel Kushner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Manchette is one of the greatest writers since Dashiell Hammett, his only true son and heir' David Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Manchette is Camus on overdrive... He deserves much the same attention’ James Sallis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Manchette is legend among all of the crime writers I know, and with good reason: his novels never fail to stun and thrill from page one’ Duane Swierczynski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBinding Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eVintage Classics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eYear published\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2026-02-05\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 13\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e9781529977288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 10\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e1529977282\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCover note\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBook picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65510836863325,"sku":"GOR014733699","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8911\/0621\/files\/1529977282.jpg?v=1786105030","url":"https:\/\/www.highscorecomics.com\/products\/fatale-by-jean-patrick-manchette","provider":"High Score Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}