Anthony Award nominee Cara Black has garnered international acclaim for the authentic characterization and tantalizing suspense of her AimEe Leduc series. In this third entry-set in 1994 Paris-AimEe fears that a 1960s Communist gang is on the loose-and her long-lost mother just may be one of them.
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"Aimee's search for her mother and the truth about her father proves as elusive as the clues in this mystery set in the rundown fashion trade area of Paris as she deals with murders involving aging terrorists, shady policemen, and African musicians. In this third book in the Aimee Leduc Investigation series, Aimee's obsession with finding the truth about her parents makes this the best book yet in the series."
— Catherine (4 out of 5 stars)
A thoroughly engrossing story that's never less than compelling.
— --Publishers Weekly "Not just good suspense but an affecting and realistic psychological study… with an indelible sense of place and sophisticated political context." I'll try one more of this author's books in the future but I found this one hard to follow. The number of characters and the shifting alliances were difficult to keep straight. Perhaps if I knew more about the radical leftist movement in Paris in the 60s and 70s, I would have gotten more out of the book. "
— Judy, 2/9/2014" Yet another good book in the Aimee Leduc series. They are good mysteries, but I really like Aimee as a character. She makes bad relationship decisions, loves Nutella crepes (who doesn't?!), and I wish I could be detective-ing around Paris like she does. Good mystery and feeds my Francophile needs. "
— Amy, 2/7/2014" This episode in Aimee LeDuc's life as a private investigator takes a little longer to get where it's going, due to the constant obsession and ruminations about her mother leaving her as a child, and her whereabouts today. Still, the wrap up is a good plot, and you get a nice feel for the Sentier, a part of Paris the average tourist shouldn't be going. "
— Zoe, 2/5/2014" This book didn't grip me like the first Aimee Leduc Mystery. I think I just found the backstory of Aimee's search for her mother a little too contrived. "
— Jessica, 2/2/2014" Mediocre mystery. Writing style if fairly repetitive and characters not so believable. "
— Harry, 1/13/2014" I had a harder time keeping everything straight in my mind as I read this one. "
— Windy, 1/12/2014" I found this story more interesting than the previous two I've read because of the intrigue surrounding her mother. "
— Carol, 1/11/2014" another great escape to Paris, learn history and politics! "
— Leslie, 12/14/2013" Yes....my addiction to Paris-based novels continues. "
— Monica, 12/10/2013" Another very pleasant read from Cara Black. She really evokes the feeling of inner city Paris. Her themes are big picture events and her characters well drawn. I enjoyed this. "
— Martin, 11/24/2013" I am ready this series in order and getting more excited with each installment. "
— Joan, 11/13/2013Cara Black is the author of the popular Aimée Leduc mystery series. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate and a member of the Paris Sociéte Historique in the Marais. Her book Murder in the Sentier was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel, and Murder in the Latin Quarter was a finalist for the Best Novel Award from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association.
Carine Montbertrand is an award-winning narrator of dozens of audiobooks. When she first started working in the 1990s, she sounded younger than her years and specialized in children’s and young adult titles. Since then she has expanded to fiction for adults and has recorded everything from murder mysteries to fantasy and inspirational titles. She is adept with dialects and accents, voicing characters from countries around the world. She also specializes in English language titles with a French flavor, as she is half French. With her audiobooks, she has the opportunity to tell wonderful stories while finding voices for men, women, children, and sometimes ghosts and extraterrestrials.