Commissaire Marquanteur And The Mad Colleague: France Crime Thriller

Book excerpt: by Alfred Bekker Jeannot Duval, the head of a police station in Marseille, goes crazy and goes on the rampage as a sniper until he is shot dead by a colleague. Who drugged Duval beforehand? Is it revenge from organized crime, or is there more to it? Investigators Marquanteur and Leroc suddenly have to investigate within their own ranks. Alfred Bekker is a well-known author of fantasy novels, crime thrillers and books for young people. In addition to his major book successes, he has written numerous novels for suspense series such as Ren Dhark, Jerry Cotton, Cotton Reloaded, Kommissar X, John Sinclair and Jessica Bannister. He has also published under the names Jack Raymond, Robert Gruber, Neal Chadwick, Henry Rohmer, Conny Walden and Janet Farell.