“Gueule d’Ange”, this new detective novel that takes place in Toulouse
Notice to fans of conference. The new book of the journalist and writer Toulouse Stephane Michel, “Angel Face” was published by Editions du Petit pavé last April. Three years after the release of the novel “An angel passes”readers will be able to reconnect with police captain Ange Carminetti in a detective story that features the Pink City.
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Mysterious disappearance at Muret prison
The star character is back with an unparalleled investigation. The story takes place at the end of the 90s. Sent by his magazine, a journalist goes on a report to the Muret detention center, immersed in the prison environment. Everything changes when, a few hours after his arrival, he mysteriously disappears without leaving a trace. Distraught, the prison director unofficially asks for his friend: the famous captain Ange Carminetti.
Readers know this character embodies a young woman with a strong character. To solve this affair, the director of the detention center associates him with the kingpin of the prison, a certain “Gueule d’ange”. At the same time, his companion, Lieutenant Tomaczyk faces a formidable gang, looting shopping centers in Toulouse. Between false leads, action scenes, emotion and twists, this novel promises a thrilling adventure. All sprinkled with a touch of humor and lightness in a singular style.
Stéphane Michel is a member of the Ambassadors Club of the city of Toulouse
By devouring the 207 pages of this book, readers will be full of emotions. In any case, this is the goal sought by the author Stéphane Michel, member of the Club des Ambassadors of the city of Toulouse since 2020. “I wanted this second part of Ange Carminetti’s investigations to be the first short but dense one mixing suspense, humor, action and emotion. A book that you can’t put down” he declared in a press release.
He adds: “I like words, I play with them as I play with the reader. I like to surprise him, take the opposite of his expectation, place emotion where he expects to laugh, “humor when he begins to tremble with fear”. Already available in bookstores, Toulouse residents can now grab the book. Like its predecessor, this new book is priced at 19 euros including tax.
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