I have just finished reading an amazing book.
Les Guerriers de l’Hiver by Olivier Norek. It is amazing.
I read another book by Olivier last year – the Times crime book of the year – Entre deux mondes. As a former police officer his polars books are great and I have since learnt he was a writer on the very popular French crime series Engrenages – Spiral in English.
But this one is an historical account of Finland’s winter war with The Soviet Union.
In particular it tells the story of Simo Hayha – Finland’s star sniper who was known as le mort blanc.
I almost didn’t buy it because the cover and length were a bit off-putting.
But you know what they say – l’habit ne fait pas le moine.
Eh?
Thrown to (the) Lyon 