“A wickedly funny novel that owes as much of a debt to Albert Camus as it does to Georges Simenon”
– The Irish Times on A Case of Matricide
Winner of the 2025 Australian Crime Writers Association award for Best International Crime Fiction
It was an evening like any other at the Restaurant de la Cloche…
The Georges Gorski trilogy is a series of novels set in the unremarkable French town of Saint-Louis: The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau (2014), The Accident on the A35 (2017) and A Case of Matricide (2024)
Praise for The Accident on the A35:
“Gripping and intelligent” – Philip Pullman, The Guardian
“The whole is both a classy detective story and a stylish meditation on agency and existence. If Roland Barthes had written a detective novel, this would be it.” Literary Review
“An immensely satisfying literary thriller: subtly observed, psychologically acute and extremely droll.” Irish Times
“Unflashy yet highly accomplished, The Accident on the A35 works on several levels.” The Observer
“Reads like a lavishly detailed, psychologically accurate, intelligent, well-plotted, unsimple Simenon.” – David Robinson, Books from Scotland
“Graeme Macrae Burnet’s best book yet.” Chris Dolan
Praise for The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau:
“A captivating psychological thriller.” – The Herald
“Mysterious, funny and intelligent.” – The List, Books of the Year, 2014
“A brilliantly crafted novel – a thriller that exudes French class and sophistication … My favourite novel of 2014.” – Luke Crabbe, Faber Factory, Books of the Year
“Riveting.” – Scottish Books
“Scenes of caustic intensity and photographic precision . . . an absorbing and multi-layered read” – Dundee University Review of the Arts
Clever, playful and bleakly funny.” – Louise Hutcheson
You can buy The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau here and The Accident on the A35 here.
Graeme Macrae Burnet 
Dear Mr Burnet
I wrote to you about two yeaers ago, and you told me that a third part of the Gorski trilogy was in the making. I’ve just finished reading Matricide and think it’s absolutely brilliant – filling in so much detail about the Inspector. I laughed out loud at your description of his sexual encounters – and much appreciate his self-deprecation and feelings of inadequacy. A great read; many thanks.
with all kind wishes
Simon Cooke (Dr)
Dear Simon, Many thanks for you generous comments about A Case of Matricide. I’m very glad you enjoyed it and found the humour in Gorski’s various machinations. All the best for 2025! With best wishes, Graeme