Description: "Originally published in French as Article 353 du code pâenal in 2017 by Les âEditions de Minuit ... Paris"--Copyright page.
Review Quotes: "Sharp and memorable...a dark fable that reads like one of Georges Simenon's "romans durs" or psychological novels, which winningly fuse together lean prose, queasy atmospherics, raw emotion and moral conundrums...[Viel] satisfies with a potent concoction of mystery, complexity and tightly coiled tension." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Mesmerizing and powerful...a biting social drama, a gripping psychological thriller and an incisive morality tale...elegantly written, there is a beautiful simplicity of style that makes this so readable you will probably want to devour it in one sitting." --NB"[A] beguiling noir...Arresting metaphors enliven the spare prose...Viel should win new American fans with this elegant effort." --Publishers Weekly
"Fresh and absorbing...grippingly told." --Library Journal "A surgically slim masterpiece...everything crime fiction used to be and ought to be...a brilliant story." --The Durango Telegraph "A spare and lyrical tale of revenge and injustice." --CrimeReads, 14 Crime Novels to Read This Month "[Article 353] reads effortlessly and grippingly...an exceptionally well-written novel that completely and easily sucks the reader in." --The Complete Review "A subtle interrogation of the ways justice is conceived of and delivered." --Ploughshares