October 1761 finds the newly-promoted Commissioner Le Floch on duty at a Royal performance of Rameau's latest work. Events take a dramatic turn and Nicolas is soon embarked on his second major investigation when the body of a prominent courtier's son is found. The initial evidence points to suicide,but Le Floch's instincts tell him he is dealing with murder of the most gruesome kind.
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Publisher: Gallic BooksISBN: 9781906040123Weight: 340 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'It's the superb Parisian detail and atmosphere that truly beguiles'Sunday Times
'Reads like a cross between a Maigret mystery and Les Liaisons Dangereuses'Mail on Sunday
Praise forJean-Franois Parot
'A terrific book...brilliantly evokes the casual brutality of life in eighteenth-century France'Sunday Times
'As historical mysteries go,Victorian England has its charms; but dirty,pestilential 18th-century France really promises a walk on the wild side. Jean-Franois Parot delivers on that pledge with gusto'New York Times
'Has all the twists,turns and surprises the genre demands'Independent on Sunday
'Parot succeeds brilliantly in the reconstruction of of pre-revolutionary Paris'Times
'An engaging murder mystery that picks away at the delicate power balance between king,police and state'Financial Times
'The outstanding attention to historical detail and a writing style that is vaguely reminiscent of its 18th century time period sets this book apart from many in the genre'Portland Book Review
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