The Assassin Plays with Dummy - Pierre Saporta

"After a minute of waiting, one of the doors finally opens and an astonishing sight is revealed to me: a woman is sitting on the ground with a Queen of Spades stuck to her forehead. I move forward a little. She also has a butcher's knife stuck in her heart."

Mathias Galli, retired police commissioner and very talented bridge player, is taking part in the Bridge Olympics in Lyon. He will find himself at the heart of a complex detective story, chasing an elusive serial killer.

You have in your hands a book that is unlike any other: it is first and foremost a bridge book with original and elegant problems; it is also a thrilling detective story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. In his previous publications (Bridge magique, bridge logique, Légitime défense, La course au top, Jouez un tournoi avec moi), Pierre Saporta has staged characters to convey his message to us. Here he goes much further by telling us a complete story, thus doubling our reading pleasure.