A Climate of Fear by Fred Vargas (Book Analysis)

This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of A Climate of Fear by Fred Vargas. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including family, cannibalism and the French Revolution. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 60-page reading guide is structured as follows:

• Biography of Fred Vargas
• Presentation of A Climate of Fear
• Summary of A Climate of Fear
• Character study
  • The members of the police force
  • The clan at the stud farm
  • The members of the Robespierre Association
• Analysis of A Climate of Fear
  • The detective novel
  • Is Adamsberg an antihero?
  • Controversial themes

About A Climate of Fear 

A Climate of Fear is the ninth novel in Fred Vargas’ hugely popular Commissaire Adamsberg series, which follows the detectives of the Serious Crime Squad in Paris’s 13^th arrondissement. In this installment, Adamsberg investigates two apparently unconnected sets of murders: the first took place on a remote Icelandic island ten years earlier, while the second takes place in modern-day Paris and seems to be linked to a mysterious association dedicated to the early years of the French Revolution. Could one of the association’s members be attempting to unleash a new Terror?

About Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas is a French writer, historian and archeologist who is famous for her detective novels, many of which focus on Commissaire Adamsberg. Her novels have met with a great deal of success: she has won a range of literary prizes, both at home and abroad, and many of her works have been adapted for cinema and television. Vargas has also made a name for herself in the world of politics, as she is well-known as a defender of Cesare Battisti, a far-left terrorist who was hunted by the French and Italian authorities in 2004.