Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas (born Frederique Audoin-Rouzeau ) is a French woman of letters popular and author of detective novels with strong success, born on June 7th 1957 with Paris of a scientific mother and a intellectual father. Fred is the diminutive of Frederique; Vargas, the Pseudonym of his/her twin sister, contemporary Joelle (OJ Vargas), painter.

Biography

Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. Historian and archeologist of formation, Fred Vargas sees its first novel rewarded with the Cognac Festival in 1986. Forsaking violence, it builds a enigma to leave " of a rien" and prefers to explore with meticulousness and smoothness of the always shifted characters.

Main characters

  • Marc Vandoosler, known as “Saint-Marc”: male domestic help the day, Médiéviste the night. Adore to carry heavy silver rings.
  • Lucien Devernois, known as “Saint-Luc”: Historian specialist in the Great War. Use many expressions of this war.
  • Mathias Delamarre, known as “Saint-Mathieu”: Historian specialist in the Prehistory. Often trotts itself in sandals and seldom equipped decently.
These three characters, baptized “the Evangelists” live in the same house, “the Hut Rotted” with “the Vandoosler Old man”, ex-cop, uncle and godfather of Marc. Each inhabitant occupies a whole stage, given according to the studied time. Mathias thus settled on the first floor; Marc with the second; Lucien with the third, and Armand with the fourth (to respect the chronological order and not by disrespect towards the old Mister).
  • Armand Vandoosler: former rather old cop, epicurean and odd, uncle de Marc
  • Ludwig Kehlweiler: former cop, has a domestic network of indicators and a Crapaud named Bufo
  • Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg: main character of the majority of the novels, police chief flanor and Zen without true method of investigation
  • Adrien Danglard: methodical, assistant inspector of the precedent; divorced, father of five children and large consumer of white Wine and Beer
  • Forest Camille: musicienne-plumber, has a relation animated with the Adamsberg police chief. Called " small the chérie" during its first appearances.

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