Gabriel Chevallier

Praise for Clochemerle

The plot is a marvel of ingenuity and makes most detective stories look primitive by comparison

John Brophy

A fine satire, filled with humorous incidents and much subtle philosophy. It is for intelligent, open-minded people with a sense of humour

Yorkshire Post

The author has a wonderful eye for village types, and the village of Clochemerle is built up for us as a shining and integrated whole - he has chosen to employ his great talents in describing a series of people, epi ...

Howard Spring

The plot is a marvel of ingenuity and makes most detective stories look primitive by comparison

John Brophy

A fine satire, filled with humorous incidents and much subtle philosophy. It is for intelligent, open-minded people with a sense of humour

Yorkshire Post

The author has a wonderful eye for village types, and the village of Clochemerle is built up for us as a shining and integrated whole - he has chosen to employ his great talents in describing a series of people, epi ...

Howard Spring

The plot is a marvel of ingenuity and makes most detective stories look primitive by comparison

John Brophy

A fine satire, filled with humorous incidents and much subtle philosophy. It is for intelligent, open-minded people with a sense of humour

Yorkshire Post

The author has a wonderful eye for village types, and the village of Clochemerle is built up for us as a shining and integrated whole - he has chosen to employ his great talents in describing a series of people, epi ...

Howard Spring