by Cara Black
Part of Aimee Leduc Investigations, book 17
First published 2017
Private investigator Aimée Leduc walks through the cobblestone streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés when a case pulls her into Paris's intellectual heart. The Left Bank neighborhood holds secrets beneath its café culture and bookshops. Someone has committed murder among the writers and philosophers who gather in this storied quarter. Aimée must navigate the complex social networks of artists and academics while dodging danger. The investigation forces her to confront how violence disrupts even the most civilized communities. She discovers that literary Paris harbors the same deadly passions found anywhere else in the city.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-detective, complex-social-networks
Setting: Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
Period: Contemporary
336 pages · Soho Crime