Murder In Chartreuse - 2021 - 6/10
AKA - Les Bois Maudits
The first victim hangs suspended like a marionette.
He was a big man, a bully, more feared than disliked.
Come the next body, likewise hanging, puppet positioned.
Near both, wooden plaques with dates and Latin scripture.
Soon, detectives realize this is a trilogy, with a third murder to come.
This is not one for characterizations or chemistry, but a serpentine plot.
Fairly well written, although landscape not used as heavily as others of this sort.