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Inspector Taleb books in order
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From the creator of James ‘Max’ Maxstead and Umiko Wada comes a brand new detective series introducing world-weary Superintendent Taleb and his always resourceful colleague Agent Hidouchi of the Algerian Secret Service.
Together they must navigate the country’s treacherous history to save themselves from its perilous present in novels that demonstrate Goddard’s intricate plotting better than ever.
Pacy, warm and witty, this is a series not to be missed. Read on to discover the Inspector Taleb books in order.
Robert Goddard’s Inspector Taleb books in order:
This is the Night They Come For You by Robert Goddard
1. This is the Night They Come For You
On a stifling afternoon at Police HQ in Algiers, Superintendent Taleb, coasting towards retirement, with not even an air-conditioned office to show for his long years of service, is handed a ticking time bomb of a case which will take him deep into Algeria’s troubled past and its fraught relationship with France.
To his dismay, he is assigned to work with Agent Hidouchi, an intimidating representative of the country’s feared secret service, who makes it clear she intends to call the shots. They are instructed to pursue a former agent, now on the run after twenty years in prison for his part in a high-level corruption scandal. But their search will lead them inexorably towards a greater mystery, surrounding a murder that took place in Paris more than fifty years ago.
Uncovering the truth may be his responsibility, but Taleb is well aware that no-one in Algeria wants to be reminded of the dark deeds carried out in the struggle for independence – or in the violence that has racked the nation since. Before long, he will face a choice he has long sought to avoid, between self-preservation and doing the right thing. And, ultimately, the choice may not even be his to make.
This is the Day They Dream Of by Robert Goddard
2. This is the Day They Dream Of
Trouble has a way of finding those those who spend most of their time trying to avoid it. Or so it appears to Superintendent Taleb, whose attempts to wind his career down to an unobtrusive retirement are once again in jeopardy.
When delegated a television interview to discuss a thirty year old political controversy, his instructions are clear enough: whatever you say, do not rock the boat. But an inexplicable urge in the moment to tell the truth lands him in dangerously hot water. It also reopens some decades wounds which will bring him to the forefront of an investigation he is keen to avoid.
Whether he likes it or not, the past is coming for him. And the past in Algeria is venomous, vengeful and relentless, quick to consume the unwary traveller. He will soon find himself staring down the barrel of a long buried mystery, which looks likely to add him to its lengthy roster of victims.
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