Murder in Bel-Air: An Aimee Luduc Investigation #19 (Aimée Leduc) - Hardcover

Black, Cara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616959290 ISBN 13: 9781616959296

Publisher: Soho Press, 2019

Synopsis

Aim©e Leduc is about to go onstage to give the keynote address at a tech conference that is sure to secure Leduc Detective some much-needed business contracts, when she gets an emergency phone call from her infant daughter's playgroup: Aim©e's own mother, who was supposed to pick Chloe up, never showed. Abandoning her hard-won speaking gig, Aim©e rushes to get Chloe, annoyed that, yet again, her mother has let her down. But as Aim©e and Chloe are leaving the playground, Aim©e witnesses the body of a homeless woman being wheeled away from the neighbouring convent, where nuns run a soup kitchen. The last person anyone saw the dead woman talking to was Aim©e's mother - who has vanished. Trying to figure out what happened to Sydney Leduc, Aimee tracks down the dead woman's possessions, which include a huge amount of cash. What did Sydney stumble into? Is she in trouble?

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Review

Praise for Murder in Bel-Air

"Captivating . . . Aimée doesn't need to pack heat on these adventures; the stiletto heels of her Louboutin ankle boots are weapon enough."
--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"Rich in Parisian settings and vernacular, Murder in Bel-Air is easily accessible and enjoyable to new and long-time readers alike."
--BookPage

"As always, the characters are smartly drawn, the plotting is complex but believable, and the Parisian setting is both charming and, at times, deadly. This is a fine continuation of an ongoing family drama, mixed together with international intrigue."
--Deadly Pleasures Magazine

"One of her best . . . Whether read as a crime story with roots in international politics or as the latest chapter in a fascinating family drama, this is a deeply satisfying and entertaining novel."
--Booklist, Starred Review

Praise for Murder on the Left Bank

"Even after 17 books, Ms. Black has intriguing corners of Paris to reveal--from an enclave of ateliers once home to the likes of Gauguin and Rodin to a crime-ridden neighborhood where 'no one wanted to be witnessed witnessing.'"
--The Wall Street Journal

"One of [Black's] strongest mysteries . . . But the real joy of Murder on the Left Bank is in its familiar cast and its thoughtful, witty, occasionally melancholy evocation of Paris, the city where we keep so many of our most beautiful ideas about what life might mean."
--USA Today

"Marvelous . . . Murder on the Left Bank boasts all of Black's trademark charms, including deft plotting, sharp dialog and colorful sights and sounds."
--Chicago Tribune

"Cara Black's Aimée Leduc is a gem: a stylish, brave private detective (and new mom) who zips around Paris on a scooter . . . Beguiling tours of some of Paris' little-known corners."
--The Seattle Times

About the Author

Cara Black is the author of nineteen books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, and her books have been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.

About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1616959290
• ISBN 13: 9781616959296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1