Used book – Il reste la poussière, Sandrine Collette

Patagonia. In the wind-swept, icy steppe, Rafael is the youngest of four brothers. He has always been tormented by his older siblings. Their father has disappeared. Their mother says nothing, perpetually walled in hostile silence. She leads her sons and manages her cattle with an unyielding hand, crushing her offspring with her indifference. So, incredibly alone, Rafael takes refuge with his horse and dog. In this dying world, where small farms are being replaced by vast estates, hope seems out of reach. And yet, one day, something will change. Will Rafael manage to loosen the grip of terror and violence that binds him to this family?

This is the land of the great crime novel, delivering a true twilight western. Lionel Destremau, Le Matricule des anges.

An relentless mechanism of cruelty and redemption, with a dry, spare writing style. Baptiste Liger, Lire.

Landerneau Crime Novel Prize 2016.