by Cara Black
Part of Aimee Leduc Investigations, book 15
First published 2015
Aimée Leduc juggles her detective agency and new motherhood in February 1998 Paris when a young Roma boy approaches her with urgent news. His dying mother claims to possess vital information about the decade-old murder of Aimée's father. Despite her exhaustion and overwhelming responsibilities, Aimée cannot ignore this potential breakthrough. She rushes to the hospital only to discover the woman has vanished. Too ill to leave voluntarily, the mother was clearly taken against her will. Someone considers her knowledge dangerous enough to risk kidnapping a dying patient whose survival depends on constant medication. Aimée's investigation pulls her through the seventh arrondissement, from government ministries and embassies to private gardens and aristocratic mansions. She uncovers unexpected links between the Roma community and France's wealthy elite families. As time runs out for the missing woman, Aimée races to decode these connections before another death occurs. The search forces her deeper into her father's past and closer to truths that powerful people want buried.
Genres: historical-fiction, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, family-secrets, investigation
Setting: Paris, Champ de Mars
Period: 1998
320 pages · Hardcover · Soho Crime