Murder Below Montparnasse
A possibly priceless long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.When Aimee’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective...
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A possibly priceless long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years—Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case is her most exciting one yet.When Aimee’s long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aimee knows she can handle the extra workload. At least, that what she tells herself. Repeatedly.But all bets are off when Yuri Volodya, a mysterious old Russian man, hires Aimée to protect a painting. But by the time she gets to his Montparnasse atelier, the precious painting has already been stolen, leaving Aimée smelling a rat. The next day, Yuri is found tortured to death in his kitchen. To top it all off, it looks like Aimée isn’t the only one looking for the painting. Some very dangerous people are threatening her and her coworkers, and witnesses are dropping like flies. Now Aimee has to find the painting, stop her attackers, and figure out what her long-missing mother, who is on Interpol’s most wanted list, has to do with all this—fingers crossed she wasn’t Yuri’s murderer, despite clues pointing in that direction. Obviously, Rene doesn’t need to worry. Aimee has things under control.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781616952150 (1616952156)
Publish date: March 5th 2013
Publisher: Soho Crime
Pages no: 321
Edition language: English
Series: Aimee Leduc Investigations (#13)
I'm a big fan of the Aimee Leduc mystery series set in various neighborhoods and among various subcultures in Paris. This one didn't disappoint--it's set among Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, and Serbian) immigrants in the Montparnasse area and involves an art heist as well as some financial shenanigans...
Aimee Leduc has a problem. Her partner in Leduc Investigations, Rene, has taken a job in Silicon Valley -- which means a seriously increased workload. Her boyfriend is working undercover (and she's seen him kissing another woman). And now, she's trying to help recover a missing Modigliani portrai...
It was good. A lot of elements and characters that felt too shallowly developed for my taste, but that may be a result of me never reading the first 12, yes 12, books in this series.And this may be me being picky, but I felt like Ms. Black was overly determined to stress the French-ness of this Pari...