Murder on the Eiffel Tower: The Victor Legris Mysteries 1 - Softcover

Claude Izner; Jane Aitken (Translator); Pilar Webb (Translator)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190604001X ISBN 13: 9781906040017

Publisher: Gallic Books, 2007

Synopsis

The brand-new Eiffel Tower is the glory of the 1889 Universal Exposition. But one day a woman collapses and dies on its second floor. Can a bee-sting really be the cause of death? Enter young bookseller, Victor Legris, who is determined to find out what really happened. This is the first of a best-selling series of French murder mysteries now available in English for the first time. The series is a colourful evocation of late nineteenth-century Paris. Murder on the Eiffel Tower was the winner of the prestigious 2003 Michel Lebrun French Thriller Prize.

About this title

Review:

'A charming wander through the life and intellectual times of an era.' --Le Monde

'Evokes the electric atmosphere of Paris...in 1889' --Le Nouvel Observateur

Witty and creepy --Independent on Sunday

Cracking --The Guardian

Synopsis:

The brand new Eiffel Tower is the glory of the 1889 Universal Exposition. But one sunny afternoon, a woman collapses and dies on this great Paris landmark. Can a bee-sting really be the cause of death? Or is there a more sinister explanation? Enter young bookseller Victor Legris. Present on the Tower at the time of the incident, he is determined to find out what actually happened. In this dazzling evocation of late 19th Century Paris, we follow Victor as his investigation takes him all over the city. But what will he do when the deaths begin to multiply and he is caught in a race against time?

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallic Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 190604001X
• ISBN 13: 9781906040017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304