The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin

Unpublished news from Preston & Child, accompanied by a bonus: the first chapters of Rivière maudite, the 19th adventure of Inspector Pendergast, to be published at the Archipelago in the spring of 2020.
Inspector Aloysius Pendergast is at home in New York when he receives an obituary. Mr. Bertin passed away at the age of 81.
Accompanied by Constance Greene, his protege, Pendergast goes to New Orleans, to the place of his childhood, to attend the funeral of the man who was his tutor.
Although it seems natural, Pendergast cannot help but find Mr. Bertin's death strange. As if it announced the imminence of a danger...
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"Constance Greene was sitting at the harpsichord, brows furrowed in concentration, when she heard a small intake of breath from A. X. L. Pendergast. She let her hands drop from the keyboard and glanced over. Her guardian was sitting in a comfortable leather chair by the fire, a glass of sherry on a nearby table, a curious expression on his face. He’d been opening the mail that Proctor had recently carried in on a silver platter. “Is my playing disturbing you, Aloysius?” she asked".