Gordian knot

Former lawyer George Polger agrees to head the translation bureau in a small town in the south of France, the former boss of which died under mysterious circumstances. At first, everything develops perfectly: a profitable project, an ardent romance with the beauty Francoise, a secretary of a business partner. But once George notices something strange in her behavior, and the next day Francoise disappears. Georg is ready to go to everything, just to return it. But does he know the real Francoise? Will he be able to unravel the Gordian knot - or decide to cut it with one blow?
“Gordian Knot” - the detective novel by Bernhard Shlinka, the famous author of “reader”, “Summer Deceptions” and “Olga”. In 1989, the book was awarded the prestigious award of Friedrich Glauzer, translated into many languages