by Cara Black
Part of Aimee Leduc Investigations, book 12
First published 2012
Aimée Leduc tells herself she's happy that René has found love. She really is. But something feels wrong about Meizi, this woman who has swept her business partner off his feet. Aimée's instincts prove correct when Meizi steps outside during dinner in Chinatown to take a call and never returns. Soon after, police discover a young scientist's body wrapped in plastic in a nearby alley. The victim carries Meizi's photograph in his wallet. The dead man was a museum volunteer and science prodigy who had stumbled onto something important enough to attract attention from France's secret service. Now those same agents are watching Aimée. She faces corrupt police, illegal immigrant raids, and government operatives while trying to locate the missing woman and solve the murder. The investigation threatens not only her own safety but the lives of everyone she cares about. Aimée must navigate between her loyalty to René and her growing certainty that his girlfriend is connected to deadly secrets.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Chinatown, France
Period: Contemporary
315 pages · Kindle Edition · Soho Crime