Mar 17, 2010
Cara Black's mysteries, set in Paris in the late 1990s, are appealing to mystery lovers and Francophiles alike, what with all the name-dropping of Parisian streets, monuments, subway lines, and cafes. The premise of Aimee Leduc and her side-kick Rene, a dwarf and computer-hacking whiz, who investigate computer crimes through the Leduc Detective Agency in Paris, is an intriguing idea, and in this one, Aimee is arrested for the non-fatal shooting of Rene , thickening the plot right from the outset, as Aimee tries to extract herself from suspicion, reconnect with a brother she has never known