by Louis Bayard
bookshelves: books-with-a-passport, published-2008, spring-2010, france, historical-fiction, mystery-thriller Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Pressie from Wonderful Wanda Recommended for: Onwards to Laura Read from February 28 to March 02, 2010 I'm a man of a certain age - old enough to have been...
While interesting, and it did make me want to read more by this author, it seemed to leave me with more questions than it answered, and a mild aftertaste. Vidcoq is the chief of a newly created plain-clothes police force in Paris. In order to solve a murder he drags in to help Hector Carpentier, p...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/10/review-black-tower-by-louis-bayard.html
According to the author's note, this bit of historical fiction about the world's first police detective, Vidocq, and the dauphin in the tower is "about equal parts history and invention." That seems about right! A fun read.
_The Black Tower_ by Louis Bayard is a very enjoyable historical fiction/mystery set in Paris and its environs during the period of the Bourban Bourbon Restoration, with numerous flashbacks to the Terror of the Revolution. It is a period of huge turmoil and horror for France, where hope and possibil...
Very good literary historical mystery with excellent narration by Simon Vance. As others have said, Vidocq makes the book in many ways. He's a larger than life character (as I believe he was in real life) - gruff, profane, brilliant and humorous. My only complaint is that the last 25% or so gets ...
I really liked this book. It started off slightly boring, but it surprised me in the end.Yup, I liked it. That's about all I have to say about it.
I'm a man of a certain age - old enough to have been every kind of fool - and I find to my surprise that the only counsel I have to pass on is this: Never let your name be found in a dead man's trousers.Dear M was reading the blurb on the back of this book and exclaimed "Hah! we have a DVD film call...
Bayard likes to take on old authors and have some fun with their worlds. In this case he is channeling Dumas in a fun mystery/adventure set in 19th century Paris. Scars from the Revolution still bleed. Napoleon has had his Waterloo and the monarchy has been restored. But who is the rightful heir to...
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