 First edition | |
| Author | Fred Vargas |
|---|---|
| Original title | Un lieu incertain |
| Translator | Sian Reynolds |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | Commissaire Adamsberg |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Éditions Viviane Hamy |
Publication date | 2008 |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9782878582857 |
| Preceded by | This Night's Foul Work |
An Uncertain Place (French : Un lieu incertain) is a 2008 crime novel by the French writer Fred Vargas.
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