In the dark lanes of a small town in Brittany, a ghost with a wooden leg stalks the residents, frightening them. When the specter appears, someone from the locals is usually found dead. Before dying, the victims mutter strange words, and then a descendant of Chateaubriand—very much like his ancestor—falls under suspicion. Only Commissioner Adamberg can unravel this mystery. His twelfth investigation became bestseller of the year and brought Fred Vargas back to the detective genre after a long break. Her books have been translated into 32 languages and have earned numerous prestigious awards, including the “Prize 813,” “Ink Blood,” “Duncan Laurie’s Dagger,” and the Princess of Asturias Award.