A police officer joins forces with a team of misfits to investigate decades-old unsolved crimes. For readers of Fred Vargas, or fans of BBC1's "New Tricks". The debut crime novel from an exciting new French voice, engagingly blending intrigue and laughs.

Sophie Hénaff is a journalist, author, and former Lyonnaise bar owner. She began her journalism career as a critic at Lyon Poche, before moving to Paris to write for Cosmopolitan, where she established her own humorous column, "La Cosmolite." The Awkward Squad was first published as Poulets grillés in 2015, and is her first novel.