- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Soho Crime (Mar 1 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1569476209
- ISBN-13: 978-1569476208
- Product Dimensions: 16 x 2.7 x 23.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #513,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“[S]uch fun … a delightfully unbuttoned Audrey Hepburn for the twenty-first century.”—Booklist
“[Aimee’s] two investigations link in a surprising way—there’s a really ripping ending—and make for interestingly different and overlapping tension. And with Aimée really on the defensive, she’s more appealingly tough yet vulnerable than ever. With its multiple strands, this work has a somewhat different feel from other Aimée Leduc novels. But never fear, it’s still a winner.”—Library Journal
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“[Aimee’s] two investigations link in a surprising way—there’s a really ripping ending—and make for interestingly different and overlapping tension. And with Aimée really on the defensive, she’s more appealingly tough yet vulnerable than ever. With its multiple strands, this work has a somewhat different feel from other Aimée Leduc novels. But never fear, it’s still a winner.”—Library Journal
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Just as Aimée is about to leave for New York City to follow up on a lead about a possible younger brother, her partner in Leduc Detective, René Friant, is wounded by a near-fatal gun shot. Eyewitnesses identify Aimée as the culprit. The police have pegged her as the guilty party. Aimée is distraught over René’s condition and horrified to be under suspicion.
At the same time, a large, mysterious sum appears in their firm’s bank account, and the tax authorities descend upon Aimée. She has no idea who would have sent this money.
It seems that someone is impersonating Aimée, someone who wants revenge. But for what? Two murders ensue. How do they relate to the youth whom Aimée’s testimony sent to jail in the very first Aimée Leduc investigation, Murder in the Marais?
From the Trade Paperback edition.
At the same time, a large, mysterious sum appears in their firm’s bank account, and the tax authorities descend upon Aimée. She has no idea who would have sent this money.
It seems that someone is impersonating Aimée, someone who wants revenge. But for what? Two murders ensue. How do they relate to the youth whom Aimée’s testimony sent to jail in the very first Aimée Leduc investigation, Murder in the Marais?
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Suspense, Entertainingly Read by Carine Montbertrand,
By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 112,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (#1 HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: Murder in the Palais Royal: An Aimee Leduc Investigation (Hardcover)
"A friend loves at all times,And a brother is born for adversity." -- Proverbs 17:17 (NKJV) I had heard of this detective series, but I had never read anything in it. Facing a long car trip, I discovered that this unabridged recording perfectly matched the length of my drive. Why not? I'm glad I chose it. I'm looking forward to going back to the series beginning. In many mystery series, it's hard to enjoy the tenth book in the series . . . unless you have read and loved the prior nine. In this case, I felt right at home beginning with Murder in the Palais Royal. Any book about Paris is bound to be a fun read, and this one is no exception. The local color is terrific! Paris itself is always in the foreground. The story quickly takes a sinister turn when Aimee Leduc's partner is shot . . . by someone who looks a lot like Aimee. Such suspicions are normally overcome quite quickly in detective novels, but attempts to clear her name don't work out in quite the ways that Aimee might hope. In many such stories, the rest of the plot quickly becomes predictable . . . and there's some of that here, but the story twists and turns enough in unexpected ways that made me eager to get to the end and to find out the answers to several things. It was a rewarding trip that kept me excited to the end. I enjoyed the narration. There was just the right mix of being easy to understand (when spoken in American English) while being charming (by including French pronunciations of people and place names). The pacing was excellent for building up foreboding where called for and other emotions as appropriate to that stage of the story. Aimee as a character is just quirky enough to be interesting without being so unusual as to be unbelievable. I also liked her hearing about her foibles and mistakes. To me, it's unusual to find a mystery with good suspense elements that also develops the characters well in a context filled with a strong sense of place. Ms. Black is obviously quite talented, and the reader is the winner.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kindle Edition Flawed - Story typical Aimee,
By SEA-S "SEA-S" - Published on Amazon.com
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On the whole this was a mid-level read for the series. There is better Aimee than this and worse Aimee than this.The thing that irritated me about the Kindle edition was that the words kept being run together, particularly when one of the character's names was involved. It irkes me to pay a price higher than the paperback cost and find that the proofreader took a nap or that the Kindle conversionformula was not spotchecked. Words that runtogether start to get on yournerves after a bit. 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Paris tour is still fun but maybe it's time to change the formula,
By Blue in Washington "Barry Ballow" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Murder in the Palais Royal: An Aimee Leduc Investigation (Hardcover)
"Murder in the Palais Royal" takes intrepid PI Aimee Leduc to a crime centered in another part of Paris and the extensive description of the neighborhood--this time the Palais Royal on the Right Bank--is as informed and enjoyable as ever. Author Cara Black has fashioned a complex plot that opens with the shooting of Aimee's partner, Rene Friant, with everything pointing to Aimee as the assailant. The story line broadens to include the resurrection of an old act of anti-semitic terrorism, blackmail, more murders and assaults, computer hacking as detective work and betrayal by a friend. The action is well-paced and entertaining, and is by far the best part of the book.What I liked less about this book (and in truth, others in the series), are the character or action elements that author Black throws into virtually every episode. For example, early in "Palais Royal" Aimee is once again involved with a guy who is "no good for her" AND the book closes with her about to take the plunge with still another questionable mec. After ten books, you would think that the character could grow a little in this area and be a little choosier. A second gripe is the protagonists's obsession with second-hand fashion. References to used designer clothing and observations by secondary characters about Aimee's chicness abound in this book to the point of tiresomeness. While I'm going in this vein, I have to say that I'm tired of partner Rene Friant being used as prop and less as a supporting character. He's been given an interesting persona--give him more of the stage. In "Palais Royal," he's been relegated to a hospital bed for much of the story. And finally (for now), Aimee's endless pursuit of her mother and other members of her family continues its fruitless course in "Palais Royal." This subplot has gone no where for several books now. Time to fish or cut bait. Okay, venting over. I like this series and I liked "Murder in the Palais Royal." But I'd like to think that Cara Black has more to invest in her protagonists and other characters. The tour of Paris is a very good hook for these stories, but there can be more variety in the individual episodes, more heft to the plot and growth in the people who populate them. A three plus/four minus. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Aimee Leduc and Paris, always a treat for the reader,
By E. Crowley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder in the Palais Royal: An Aimee Leduc Investigation (Hardcover)
MURDER IN THE PALAIS ROYAL begins when Aimee Leduc, sharing some quiet moments with her newest boyfriend, Mathieu, receives a call from her partner, Rene Friant. One hundred thousand francs have been deposited into the Leduc Detective Agency bank account. Regrettably, no one owes them so much money and Rene is afraid Aimee has done something less than legal. A short time later, Rene is shot and Aimee is the principle suspect.Using her connections at the Surete, Aimee escapes arrest and begins her own investigation, a move that requires she cancel her trip to New York City where she is expecting to meet the brother she never knew she had. Fans of the series know that, with Aimee, nothing is simple or straightforward, and this adventure is no different. There is another large deposit of money into the Leduc Agency bank account leaving the Agency to be investigated for money laundering, Rene is taken to an undisclosed location to protect him from Aimee, Aimee receives a pass to visit a man who is in prison as a result of Aimee's testimony about the burning of a synagogue, a contact is murdered seconds before she and Aimee meet, and a man with a brilliant future in politics finds that future in jeopardy. There is some blackmail thrown in to make sure readers aren't bored and, just maybe, Aimee's long missing mother might have a hand in her problems. Readers are never bored by Cara Black's series. Aimee lives a charmed life in so many ways. She invariably finds herself in tunnels or on rooftops but she is rarely out of breath and she has enviable good luck in finding couture fashions in rummage sales. The stories move as fast as Aimee and each book offers the reader a taste of the arrondissements (sounds so much better than zip codes) that make up the city of Paris. Rene Friant, her business partner, Commissaire Morbier, her godfather, and a few girlfriends are the constants in Aimee's life as they are constants in the 10 books of the series. I always think that it is best to start a series at the beginning but the author has constructed the series so well that new readers can jump in anywhere and enjoy the story to the full. Those who are familiar with Cara Black's series already know they are in for another treat. Those who haven't yet met Aimee should hurry to do so. |
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