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Fatale is a mystery novel written by Jean-Patrick Manchette. It features Aimee Joubert, a gorgeous femme fatale with an appetite for bloody murder. Summary of the Book This title from one of the best authors of the genre, Jean-Patrick Manchette, depicts how the author changed the idea of a modern crime thriller into something slick, elegant and wickedly enjoyable. It blends a redemptive massacre and a joyful satire of small-town life in a funny and cathartic way. Aimee Joubert finds plenty to like as a newcomer to an abhorrent backwater town plagued by evil forces. There is a murder to be taken care of and Aimee starts to spread her elegant disorder on the town’s detestable bourgeoisie. The wicked manipulator becomes a victim to her stubborn passions just when Aimee is ready to take them all to the cleaners. About Jean-Patrick Manchette Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime writer best known for transforming the way the genre was considered. Most of his works are violent, but they are also known for the existentialist examination of the human condition and French society. Some of his famous novels include the following: Nada, Corpses in the Sun, The Red Ball Gang, Crowded Day at the Morgue, and Blood Princess.