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Murder in the Latin Quarter
By (Author) Cara Black
9
Soho Press Inc
SohoCrime,US
1st March 2010
United States
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
352
Width 127mm, Height 189mm, Spine 22mm
295g
The ninth Aimee Leduc investigation set in Paris A Haitian woman arrives at the office of Leduc Detective proclaiming that she is Aimee Leduc's sister, her father's illegitimate daughter. Aimee is thrilled; she has always wanted a sister. Her partner, Rene, is wary of this stranger, but Aimee embraces her. She soon unearths a secret that leads her to a murder in the old university district of Paris, the Latin Quarter.
Praise for Murder in the Latin Quarter
"The ninth mystery in Cara Black's irresistible series set in Paris . . . might well be the book we've been waiting for. Aime Leduc, Black's adorably punkish sleuth, is in her element."
The New York Times Book Review
"Kinsey Millhone turned loose in Before Sunset . . . In Leduc's ninth outing, Paris, as always, sparkles in all its gargoyled, dusty, cobblestoned glory."
Entertainment Weekly
No contemporary writer of noir mysteries evokes the spirit of Paris more than Cara Black in her atmospheric series starring P.I. Aime Leduc . . . The fearless, risk-taking Aime is constantly running, hiding, fighting and risking her life-all while dressed in vintage Chanel and Dior and Louboutin heels.
USA Today
Yes, Cara Black fans, Aime Leduc is back. This is the ninth of Black's novels about the chic, indomitable Parisian detective, and it has all the elements Black's readers have come to cherish: an engaging protagonist with a likable sidekick (her diminutive partner, Ren Friant), cops who hinder more than they help, villains with murky motives, grisly crimes and, above all, the unique Parisian atmosphere.
San Francisco Chronicle
"If you were weaned on the feminist PIs of the '70s and '80s like Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski and Marcia Muller's Sharon McCone, you may be looking for successors. Cara Black's series set in Paris is worthy."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Black at her peak, with rich historical background and a vivid sense of place supporting her compelling narrative."
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Cara Black is the author of sixteen books in theNew York Timesbestselling Aimee Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and visits Paris frequently.