In his beloved Burgundy, Chief Inspector Pel finds himself incensed by interference from Paris, but it isn't the descent of rival policemen that makes Pel's blood boil - crimes are being committed by violent gangs from Paris and Marseilles.
The ninth and tenth books in the Maigret-esque Inspector Pel series. The series has been praised for 'impeccable French ambience, unexaggerated flics, and a well-constructed solution'.
