The Officer’s Prey (novel)

 
From the publishers:
June 1812. Napoleon begins his invasion of Russia leading the largest army Europe has ever seen. But amongst the troops of the Grande Armee is a savage murderer whose bloodlust is not satisfied by battle. When an innocent woman is brutally stabbed Captain Quentin Margont of the 84th regiment is put in charge of a secret investigation to unmask the perpetrator. Armed with only the sole fact that the killer is an officer, Margont knows that he faces a near impossible task and the greatest challenge of his military career.

The Officer's Prey won the 2003 Gendarmerie National thriller prize.
 
About the author
Armand Cabasson is an author and psychiatrist who lives in the north of France. His book, Chasse au loup, was a Fondation Napoléon History Prix in 2005.
 
About the translator
Michael Glencross lives and works in France as a translator. His most recent translations into English include The Dream by Emile Zola and Around The World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

The Officer's Prey was originally published in France as Les Proies de L'Officier