Synopses & Reviews
A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.When Aimée’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimée knows she can handle the extra workload. At least, that what she tells herself. Repeatedly.
But all bets are off when Yuri Volodya, a mysterious old Russian man, hires Aimée to protect a painting. By the time she gets to his Montparnasse atelier, the precious painting has already been stolen, leaving Aimée smelling a rat. The next day, Yuri is found tortured to death in his kitchen. To top it all off, it looks like Aimée isn’t the only one looking for the painting. Some very dangerous people are threatening her and her coworkers, and witnesses are dropping like flies. Now Aimée has to find the painting, stop her attackers, and figure out what her long-missing mother, who is on Interpol’s most wanted list, has to do with all this—fingers crossed she wasn’t Yuri’s murderer, despite clues pointing in that direction.
Obviously, Rene doesn’t need to worry. Aimee has things under control.
Synopsis
Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc is in a tough spot. Her long-time partner and best friend René has abandoned their company to move to Silicon Valley, and now Aimée has to handle the whole workload by herself. Her godfather, Commisaire Morbier, has bullied her into getting involved in a government case against an intelligence hacker. And now, to make matters worse, she's stumbled into what seems to have been an art heist gone terribly wrong. Some very dangerous people think Aimée knows too much, and now she must scramble to solve the mystery of who is really behind the murder before they track her down.
Synopsis
The 13th and pivotal Aimee Leduc mystery is here offered in a limited and signed Deluxe Parisian Edition, with illustrated endpapers and deckled edges.Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc is in a tough spot. Her long-time partner and best friend René has abandoned their company to move to Silicon Valley, and now Aimée has to handle the whole workload by herself. Her godfather, Commisaire Morbier, has bullied her into getting involved in a government case against an intelligence hacker. And now, to make matters worse, she's stumbled into what seems to have been an art heist gone terribly wrong. Some very dangerous people think Aimée knows too much, and now she must scramble to solve the mystery of who is really behind the murder before they track her down.
Synopsis
A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.When Aimée’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimée knows she can handle the extra workload. At least, that what she tells herself. Repeatedly.
But all bets are off when Yuri Volodya, a mysterious old Russian man, hires Aimée to protect a painting. By the time she gets to his Montparnasse atelier, the precious painting has already been stolen, leaving Aimée smelling a rat. The next day, Yuri is found tortured to death in his kitchen. To top it all off, it looks like Aimée isn’t the only one looking for the painting. Some very dangerous people are threatening her and her coworkers, and witnesses are dropping like flies. Now Aimée has to find the painting, stop her attackers, and figure out what her long-missing mother, who is on Interpol’s most wanted list, has to do with all this—fingers crossed she wasn’t Yuri’s murderer, despite clues pointing in that direction.
Obviously, Rene doesn’t need to worry. Aimee has things under control.
About the Author
Cara Black is the author of thirteen books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.