Beyond The Grave (Vintage Crime) - Tapa blanda

"This is an extraordinary novel by an extraordinary writer- his writing is hard, lucid, muscular, his characters of mythic proportions" (Scotsman)

"Once again Magnan captures beautifully the feel of Provence, with its sunbaked landscapes, its mysteries and its edge of danger. Superb" (Observer)

"The master of Provencal Gothic" (Independent)

The mysterious, enigmatic S-raphin Monge, having avenged the horrific murder of his family, has vanished as abruptly as he appeared. His brief sojourn in the village of his birth has touched the lives of the villagers, and he is much mourned by the women who claim to have been in love with him. But is S-raphin dead or alive? If so, how to explain the ghostly visions and declared sightings of him, the powerfully vivid memories or the miraculous events for which he is seemingly responsible? Dead, if that is what he is, S-raphin appears to be infinitely more present that he was in his lifetime. Ranging over half a century, this is a self-contained sequel to the author's prize-winning novel, The Murdered House.