Murder in Clichy

Aimee Leduc gets in more trouble in a page and a half than any other character I can remember. You keep saying, "Aimee, don't do that. It's too dangerous." But she always plunges through a dark passageway, climbs a wall, slides down the garbage chute, hangs from a bridge, or attacks killers when arm......more

As an avid mystery fan, I relish finding a new series to explore (if one book is good, ten or twenty more might await me!). So, I held out great hope for Black's young Parisian detective, Aimee Leduc. The one-sentence raves quoted on the book's cover heightened my expectations, but something just did......more

BEWARE of spoilers. I don't hide my reviews, but I don't promote them, either. This was my second installment of Aimee Leduc. (I'm reading them out of order). Nice interplay between private eye Aimee and her business partner, a dwarf who has the hots for Aimee, but sublimates because he cares for her......more

Ms. Black’s done another excellent job, taking us into the lights and shadows of Paris, where a curious and compelling mystery unfolds. The author has the rare writing ability to draw this somewhat jaded author in, by her well-honed craft and empathy with the lovely city and her new and returning ch......more

I approached this book with skepticism after stumbling upon it while shelving books at my volunteer job at the Multnomah County Library (it's practice -- I'm going to library school next fall. YAY NERDS!), and I was pleasantly surprised. After my initial snarky reaction to reading the book jacket --......more