{"product_id":"chalk-circle-man","title":"The Chalk Circle Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is highly successful - a born cop. When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, the press take up the story with amusement and psychiatrists trot out their theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdamsberg is alone in thinking this is not a game and far from amusing. He insists on being kept informed of new circles and the increasingly bizarre objects which they contain: a pigeon's foot, four cigarette lighters, a badge proclaiming 'I Love Elvis', a hat, a doll's head. Adamsberg senses the cruelty that lies behind these seemingly random occurrences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon a circle with decidedly less banal contents is discovered: the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut. Adamsberg knows that other murders will follow. \u003cem\u003eThe Chalk Circle Man\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book featuring Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, one of the most engaging characters in contemporary detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fred Vargas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131695972399,"sku":"9780099488972","price":799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9780099488972.jpg?v=1793870247","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/chalk-circle-man","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}