Monsieur Malaussène

The fourth volume of the celebrated Malaussène saga, following Au bonheur des ogres, La Fée carabine and La Petite Marchande de prose, this novel marks Benjamin Malaussène’s return to a Belleville more baroque, darker and wilder than ever. Professional scapegoat at a department store, Benjamin now finds himself accused of twenty-one murders and caught up in a double criminal plot: on one side, a series of killings targeting former prostitutes bearing tattoos inspired by old-master paintings — a nod to Le Tatoué, the unforgettable film with Gabin and de Funès? — and on the other, a mysterious film that everyone covets, fueling greed and violence. Around him, the Malaussène clan continues to close ranks, while another battle unfolds in Belleville: the fight to save the Zèbre cinema.