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 and immorality ...A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young recruit to the force, is instructed to find him. When unidentified human remains suddenly come to light, he seems to have a murder investigation on his hands. As the city descends into Carnival debauchery, Le Floch will need all his skill, courage and integrity to unravel a mystery which threatens to implicate the highest in the land. This is the first in a series of six historical crime novels which has sold in excess of 400,000 copies in French. The author brings eighteenth century Paris vividly to life and the story features real-life characters Madame de Pompadour and Loius XV as well as engaging hero Nicolas le Floch. It is soon to be adapted for French Television.
| ISBN: | 9781906040062 |
| Publication date: | 10th October 2013 |
| Author: | Jean-Francois Parot |
| Publisher: | Gallic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | Nicolas le Floch Investigates |
| Genres: |
Historical Crime and Mysteries Translated Fiction |