Our Book Of The Month for July is The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet. For our online Book Clubbers we have some questions below for you to get involved with. Either answer in the comments section or use as discussion points at your next Book Club. If you haven’t read the book check out our Lowdown all about it here.
Accident – The Blurb
There does not appear to be anything remarkable about the fatal car crash on the A35. But one question dogs Inspector Georges Gorski: where has the victim, an outwardly austere lawyer, been on the night of his death? The troubled Gorski finds himself drawn into a mystery that takes him behind the respectable veneer of the sleepy French backwater of Saint-Louis.
Discussion Points
The following are written with the presumption you have read The Accident on the A35. If you haven’t, bookmark the post and come back to answer the questions later.
- The book has been described as ‘false truth fiction’ would you agree with this statement?
- Once you had read the book did you Google Raymond Brunet?
- Why does Burnet feel the need to add the Forward and Epilogue concerning Raymond Brunet? Would the book be better or worse without them?
- Barthelme’s son, Raymond, is obviously deeply troubled. What do you think the future holds for him?
- The premise for Gorski investigating Barthelme’s death is his attraction to Lucette. Do you think anything develops between them in the future?
- The Accident on the A35 is actually the second book to feature Gorski. Will you read The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau – Gorski’s first outing?
Get Involved
Feel free to answer as many of the questions as you want. Post your replies below, discuss with us on social media using @BookSocialUK, or pose some questions of your own. If you enjoyed the questions, have a go at last month’s Get Involved: Diary of a Somebody.
And come back tomorrow to read our #BigReview of The Accident on the A35.
