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"Cara Black books are good companions, and "Murder in the Bastille" especially so. Fine characters, good suspense, but, best of all, they are transcendentally, seductively, irresistibly French. If you can't go, these will do fine. Or, better, go and bring them with you."-Alan Furst"Charming. . . . Aimee is one of those blithe spirits who can walk you through the city's historical streets and byways with their eyes closed."-Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review""Paris is one of my favorite cities in all the world; Black's books are a fine way to revisit it."-New Orleans Times-Picayune"Black's fourth is her best yet, with complex, appealing characters, a crisp, well-paced mystery, and a setting like no other."-"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)Aimee Leduc is all dressed up in her new Chinese silk jacket, supposedly an "exclusive," for dinner with a difficult client at an elegant restaurant in the Bastille district. She is chagrined to see that the woman seated at the very next table is wearing an identical jacket. When the woman leaves her cell phone on the table, Aimee follows her to return it and is attacked in the shadowy Passage Boule Blanche. When she regains consciousness, Aimee finds that she is blind. Nevertheless, she is told she is lucky; the woman she was following was found in the next passage, murdered.Aimee is determined to identify her attacker. Was he actually a serial killer targeting showy blondes as the police insist? Was he really after the other woman? Or was Aimee his intended victim?Cara Black lives in San Francisco with her husband, a bookseller, and her son. She is the author of "Murder in Belleville" and "Murder in the Marais,"published by Soho Press. "Murder in the Sentier "was a "San Francisco Chronicle" bestseller and has been nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Novel.
Author Notes
Cara Black was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 14, 1951. She was educated at Cañada College in California, Sophia University in Yotsuya, Tokyo in Japan, and finished her degree at San Francisco State University with a BA and an MA in education. She has worked as a preschool teacher and as director of a preschool.
Black is a bestselling American mystery writer. She is best known for her Aimée Léduc mystery novels featuring a female Paris-based private investigator. (Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
PI Aimee Leduc is in the dark not only figuratively but literally after a mysterious attack leaves her blinded at the start of her fourth absorbing Paris mystery (after 2002's Murder in the Sentier). Aimee and her partner, computer expert Ren Friant, face dual dilemmas as a client's recalcitrance to comply with a court request coincides with Aimee's misfortune. The diminutive Ren must become the eyes of the team while Aimee makes do as best she can with her other senses. Meanwhile, with her attacker still on the loose and the police off on a wrong scent chasing a serial killer, Aimee remains a vulnerable target. Black loads her plot with Eastern European thugs, aggressive developers and other familiar villains, but she compensates the reader with the rich ambiance of Paris as well as a realistic and moving account of Aimee's coming to terms with her new condition. Some readers may be annoyed by the use of French words and phrases not obvious from context, but for the rest of us these authentic touches will be as welcome as the fresh butter on our morning croissant. (Apr.) Forecast: Blurbs from Val McDermid, Stuart M. Kaminsky and Linda Fairstein will help corral mystery buffs, but the one from Alan Furst, stressing the Frenchness of this series, will draw Francophiles. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
PI Aimee Leduc is back in Black's excellent, gritty series, set in contemporary Paris. Here, Aimee reveals her stuff after having been blinded by a mysterious attack in the Passage Boule Blanche near the Bastille. The attack seems to have been a case of mistaken identity-Aimee assumes that the intended victim was a woman she spotted in a restaurant wearing an identical silk jacket. But before the book reaches its neat conclusion, shady developers, Eastern European thugs, a panicky antiques dealer, and dangerous drugs all become involved. Computer partner Ren Friant again helps Aimee out, and she is given an additional boost by the hint of a relationship with her doctor. Perhaps not as gripping as others in the series-it can be frustrating to have Aimee in the dark-this is nevertheless affecting in its psychological portrayal and a darn good read. Recommended for all mystery collection.-Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.