Synopses & Reviews
New York Times Bestseller Cara Black’s fashionable Parisian P.I. Aimée Leduc has a new look for her 14th adventure: five months pregnant.
June, 1998: Paris's sticky summer heat is even more oppressive than usual as rowdy French football fans riot in anticipation of the World Cup. Private Investigator Aimée Leduc has been trying to slow down her hectic lifestyle — she's five months pregnant and has the baby's wellbeing to think about now. But then disaster strikes close to home. A serial rapist has been terrorizing Paris's Pigalle neighborhood, following teenage girls home and attacking them in their own houses. It is sad and frightening but has nothing to do with Aimée — until Zazie, the 13-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimée's favorite café, disappears. The police aren't mobilizing quickly enough, and when Zazie's desperate parents approach Aimée for help, she knows she couldn't say no even if she wanted to.
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“Even an unplanned pregnancy can’t slow down Paris detective Aimée Leduc
. . . Black’s 14th shows Aimée just as determined as ever to live life
on her own terms and stand up for those who can’t.” Kirkus Reviews
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“The combination of vividly evoked Parisian neighborhoods and a
bewitching, stylish heroine continues to make this series as tasty as a
chunk of French chocolate.” Booklist
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“One tough mother-to-be . . . The treasured Aimée Leduc series keeps to
the high standard of the series while nicely deepening Aimée as a
character and leading her in a new direction.” Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal
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“[Black] draws the reader into the intricacies of Paris while driving the mystery forward to make it an ultimate page-turner.” The San Francisco Chronicle
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“The stylish sleuth in Cara Black’s blithe mysteries set in Paris, is making an odd fashion statement in Murder in Pigalle — ill-fitting
frocks and low heels. Almost six months pregnant and showing it . . .
But once the investigation takes a detour into the cavernous sewers of
the city, she proves she can still find her way home in the dark.” New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Cara Black is the author of fourteen books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.