Murder in Clichy, Cara Black
Murder in Clichy, Cara Black
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Murder in Clichy

Author: Cara Black

Narrator: Carine Montbertrand

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/08/2011


Synopsis

Private investigator Aimée Leduc has been introduced to the Cao Dai temple in Paris by her partner, René Friant. He urges her to learn to meditate: she could use a more healthful approach to life. The Vietnamese nun Linh has been helping Aimée to attain her goal, so when she asks Aimée for a favor—to go to the Clichy quartier to exchange an envelope for a package—René prompts Aimée to agree.

But the intended recipient, Thadée Baret, is shot and dies in Aimée’s arms before the transaction can be completed, leaving Aimée with a wounded arm, a check for 50,000 francs, and a trove of ancient jade artifacts.

Whoever killed Baret wants the jade. The RG—the French secret service—a group of veterans of the war in Indochina and some wealthy ex-colonials and international corporations seeking oil rights are all implicated. And the nun, Linh, has disappeared.

About Cara Black

Cara Black is the author of the popular Aimée Leduc mystery series. She is a San Francisco Library Laureate and a member of the Paris Sociéte Historique in the Marais. Her book Murder in the Sentier was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel, and Murder in the Latin Quarter was a finalist for the Best Novel Award from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lewis on April 24, 2013

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

Goodreads review by Nancy on June 26, 2011

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

Goodreads review by J on January 27, 2013

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

Goodreads review by Greg on July 05, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Celeste on July 11, 2007

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