Something strange is happening in museums across Paris.
A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking tea.
The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.
But following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city.
As soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence...
Translated by Sophie Lewis.
| ISBN: | 9781035431151 |
| Publication date: | 28th August 2025 |
| Author: | Claire Berest |
| Publisher: | Mountain Leopard Press an imprint of Headline Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Something strange is happening in museums across Paris. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre.
Artifice features in the following genres: General Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction in translation
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Artifice was written by Claire Berest and published by Mountain Leopard Press an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
Artifice has 352 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
