Moon in a Dead Eye: Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir
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Publisher Description
In Moon in a Dead Eye, from the 'slyly funny' [Sunday Times] Pascal Garnier, the inhabitants of a new retirement village find their territory encroached upon when a group of travellers sets up camp on the outskirts.
'The final descent into violence is worthy of J G Ballard' The Independent
Given the choice, Martial would not have moved to Les Conviviales. But Odette loved the idea of a brand-new retirement village in the south of France. So that was that. At first it feels like a terrible mistake: they're the only residents and it's raining non-stop. Then three neighbours arrive, the sun comes out, and life becomes far more interesting and agreeable. Until, that is, some gypsies set up camp just outside their gated community…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Garnier (1949 2010) packs humor, insights into aging, and a darkly pessimistic assessment of mankind into this slender crime novel, his third to be published in the U.S. this year (after How's the Pain? and The Panda Theory). Martial and Odette Sudre are the first residents to occupy a home in the new, extravagantly advertised retirement community Les Conviviales in southern France. Months go by before a second couple, Maxime and Marl ne Node, arrive, and they are followed by L a, a single woman. The only staff consists of gruff gardener/watchman G rard Flesh and social director Nadine Touchard. The foibles and secrets of the mismatched residents and staff members begin to reveal themselves almost immediately, and the (mis)perceived threat posed by the arrival of nearby gypsy caravans turns folly into disaster. Garnier's sly, cynical take on life after retirement will strike a chord with readers of every age.
