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''Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'' MICHÈLE ROBERTS''A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest''s inexhaustible talent as a storyteller'' Elle''Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower'' Le Journal du Dimanche''An astonishing thriller'' LibérationAbel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment. In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garme

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