Bred to Kill is the follow up to Franck Thilliez' earlier murder-mystery Syndrome E. Both of them are dark mysteries full of double dealing and sophisticated science. Syndrome E introduced us to police Lucie Henebelle and Inspector Franck Sharko, her ex-lover.
I really don't want to give too much away as the book has it's twists. But essentially a sign language speaking chimp seems to have murdered a graduate student. Except of course, the chimp is innocent so who did it? Something having to do with the violence which some left handed men seem unable to control.
The story goes back decades, as did Syndrome E, and crosses continents. The story can get predictable and fall into cliche but it's just so fun. I really enjoyed this book and Syndrome E. You can see where the story is going, and it's a traditional hard boiled detective story. But Thilleiz does such a good job developing the premise the book is both hard to put down and thoroughly enjoyable.
Thilleiz is a bestseller in his native France.
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