Jean-FranÃ§ois Parot,Michael Glencross
Its France, 1761. Beyond the glittering court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, lies Paris, a capital in the grip of crime. A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young Breton police recruit, is instructed to find him. When unidentified human remains are found it becomes a murder investigation. As Paris descends into Carnival debauchery it is Le Floch's skill, courage and integrity that will help him unravel a mystery which threatens to implicate the highest in the land.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Fiction,Cultural,France,Mystery,Crime,Historical,Mystery,Historical Mystery,Literature,18th Century,European Literature,French Literature,Novels
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