Fred Vargas is the pen name of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau, a French crime novelist and a trained zooarchaeologist.

Creator of the Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg series; writes crime novels blending character-driven humor and mystery.

DeBaser hosts two opposing reviews of Fred Vargas: one celebrates her gentle, character-driven noir and comic touch; the other condemns a later work as contrived and tiresome. Readers will find humor and quirky protagonists in the praised piece; detractors fault style and plot choices.

For:Readers of character-driven crime fiction, fans of gentle noir and quirky French mysteries.

 Imagine the scene: one morning you get out of bed, ready (well, more or less...) to start a new workday and, as always, you open the windows of your room to air the space.

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 An outrageously ugly book.

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