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Plus, of course, this is in a crime novel branding. There is procedural here, to repeat – just not the kind the police normally expect to do, and not what we normally read of. So while there is no chance of us joining in the investigation – there is none of the plot we can try to pre-empt, as such – there is the feel of an actual case. And, I'm sure, a more honest emotional response to the murder, when we don't have the usual trappings of the case to prioritise. And what book review would ever suggest the reader not try something different, off-kilter and unexpected? Recommended.

The same publishers also offer [[Crush by Frederic Dard and Daniel Seton (translator)]], which likewise bends the form of short crime novel and features obsession to some extent.