Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored

A COMPELLING AND ADDICTIVE PAGETURNER TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THIS SUMMER

“He waits joylessly, patiently, and lets himself go. The stone house may end up being his grave. Who’s doing what, who’s chasing who? Who is the mouse, and who’s the cat?” It’s the middle of a long hot summer on the French Mediterranean shore and the town is full of tourists. Two tired cops who are being slowly devoured by dull routine and family worries, deal with the day’s misdemeanours and petty complaints at the Perpignan police headquarters without a trace of enthusiasm. Out of the blue, a young Dutch woman is brutally murdered on the beach, and another disappears without a trace in the alleys of the city. A serial killer obsessed with Dutch women? The media goes wild. Gilles Sebag finds himself thrust into the middle of a diabolical game. If he intends to salvage something―anything―he will have to put aside his personal worries, forget his suspicions of his wife’s unfaithfulness, ignore his heart murmur, get over his existential angst. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: “Gilles Sebag is a superb detective. The world of crime is balanced with family life.” – Lanna on Amazon “Subtle yet effective in building suspense.” – Deb on Goodreads “If you're looking for a good read - whether on holiday or not - you can't do much better than this.” – David on Amazon

"Perfect deckchair entertainment." –The Daily Mail

"Savour the Gallic charm of this sizeable case for Inspector Gilles Sebag." –Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

"A lively police procedural starring Inspector Gilles Sebag, a sympathetic cop with a happy marriage, of the Perpignan force in southern France." –The Times

"A superior beach read for fans of international crime." –Booklist

"My discovery of the year, an excellent debut novel with an intriguing title." –Euro Crime

Philippe Georget was born in 1962. He works as a TV news anchorman for France-3. A passionate traveler, in 2001 he explored the entire length of the Mediterranean shoreline with his wife and their three children in an RV. He lives in Perpignan. Summertime, All the Cats Are Bored, his debut novel, won the SNCF Crime Fiction Prize and the City of Lens First Crime Novel Prize.

Steven Rendall is an award-winning translator from French and German, professor emeritus of Romance Languages at the University of Oregon and editor of Comparative Literature. He currently lives in France.