4 Stars
144 Pages
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux, Picador
Release Date: June 3, 2025
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Police Procedural, French, 1930s
Four men are enjoying a drink at the end of the night. Mr. Mostaguen, a wine dealer, leaves and stumbles into a darkened doorway. He is shot through the letterbox in the door. The following night, there is an attempted poisoning with a bottle of Pernod. Luckily, Dr. Michoux notices the white powder swirling around the bottle. However, the doctor was unable to stop the poisoning of Mr. Le Pommeret, the vice-consul for Denmark. All the while, there is a yellow dog showing up around the town. No one recognizes the dog and while searching they notice gigantic footprints and believe the dog is connected.
The story is fast paced, the characters are well developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. The writing is like that of Agatha Christie’s Poirot character. I have watched several Maigret television shows which made me want to read one of his stories. If you like who-dun-it stories, you will enjoy this book.
