La fiancée du violiniste and Le meurtre de Suzy Pommier: Two Novels by Emmanuel Bove Beyond Crime Fiction

Abstract

Emmanuel Bove is known mostly for novels that portray antiheros that do not find their place in society. However, he is also the author of some detective novels published sometimes under a pseudonym. La fiancée du violoniste  and Le meurtre de Suzy Pommier are two detective novels published in 1932 which show the main characteristics and the evolution of a genre considered minor even by their author.  In addition, framing their study within Bove’s work we also find in them the features that define his style regarding the presentation and characterization of the space