ART OF GOING UNNOTICED, THE

Zero Risk Agency/The Art of Going Unnoticed, the first in a series on the local investigations led by an unusual duo, borrows from both the detective and fantasy novel as well as from the whacky tale. On Bordeaux's right bank, at La Bastide, Cyr has just opened the first agency for the prevention of aggression, the Zero Risk Agency, that sends Keyvan, a young officer who works at the nearby police station, into a rage. Keyvan decides to drop by the newcomer's place for a visit to set him straight and make sure he closes shop. But nothing happens as expected. The main characters A dyer-embroiderer whose ambition is to sneer at catastrophe, a young cop hooked on the hard facts, a couple of smart Alec parakeets, a depressed cat, and three predators, experts at blending into their surroundings. They all have guilt-feelings they more or less accept. What will they make of them? How has their guilt shaped their personality and guided their life choices?