Murder on the Ile Saint Louis (Aimee Leduc Investigation) - Hardcover

Black, Cara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569474443 ISBN 13: 9781569474440

Publisher: Soho Press Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Facing a tight deadline on a computer security contract, Aimee responds to a telephone call from a stranger that leads her to an abandoned infant in a courtyard on the Ile Saint-Louis. She brings the baby home with her, calls her Stella, and awaits contact from the mother. But days pass, and no one reclaims the infant.
Meanwhile, a group of environmental protesters is trying to stop the government from entering into a contract with an oil company notorious for pollution. As Aimee attempts to identify the baby's mother, two murders and an abortive bombing involving the protesters lead her - and little Stella - into danger.
On the run in the sewers beneath the Seine, Aimee finally finds the woman she has been looking for, only to discover that the man she has fallen in love with is not the man she thought he was.

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Review:

Praise for Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis

"This very dark Euro-thriller will have you wondering if it's not too late to book that summer vacation to Paris you always wanted. If time and money are stopping you, reading Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis may be a smart alternative."
--USA Today

"Now that every other mainstream mystery seems awash in gory religious rituals, it has fallen to independent publishers to keep a fresh perspective on the genre. Soho Press, one of the more enterprising of these small houses, has a keen nose for offbeat detectives who ply their trade in foreign locales. The trendy byways of Paris belong to Aimée Leduc, the clever young sleuth in a winning series by Cara Black . . . The energetic plot is thick with intrigue and danger."
--The New York Times Book Review

Praise for the Aimée Leduc series

"This very dark Euro-thriller will have you wondering if it's not too late to book that summer vacation to Paris you always wanted. If time and money are stopping you, reading Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis may be a smart alternative."
--USA Today

"Haunting."
--The New York Times Book Review

"One of the best heroines in crime fiction."
--Lee Child

"She makes Paris come alive as no one else has since Georges Simenon."
--Stuart Kaminsky

"If you've never been to Paris, or you'd like to go back soon, let Cara Black
transport you there."
--Linda Fairstein

"One of the best new writers in the field today."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Synopsis:

Parisian computer expert Aime e Leduc finds herself in the midst of murder and corruption after an anonymous telephone call leads her to an abandoned baby girl.

About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Press Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1569474443
• ISBN 13: 9781569474440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304