Murder in the Sentier (Aimee Leduc Investigations, No. 3)

By Cara Black

Book Overview

The third Aim e Leduc Investigation set in Paris When Parisian private investigator Aim e Leduc picks up the phone one hot July afternoon, the call turns her life upside-down. The voice on the other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569473315
• ISBN13: 9781569473313
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 1.1" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Always a Thrill Ride with Aimee!

It's been a pleasure to discover Paris through the eyes of Aimee Leduc, the compelling, spike-haired, moped-riding, French-American private detective in Cara Black's compelling mystery series. And Murder in the Sentier, the fourth Aimee adventure, is the best one yet! Aimee's Paris is real. It's often gritty, bringing American readers into contact with a side of the city they never knew, but Black is smart enough to give us the ritzy side of Paris now and again. No matter. Whether Aimee's dressed up, dining à deux in the latest hotspot, or crawling alone through a back-alley slum, she takes us on the best kind of thrill ride possible, one that's a mixture of emotion and intellect. These books define the term "page-turner." I gobble them up and pass them on to friends. Five stars to Cara Black!

my favorite read of 2002

This book took me to Paris...the sights, sounds, smells made the story sing. It was like I felt the rough cobblestones under my feet. Aimee's strong but with a vulnerable side and fights for justice...she's rough and tumble and I can't wait for more. I love exploring offbeat parts of Paris and the author hits it...down to the espresso and smell of Gauloise. The story and memorable characters are literary but full of action!

Loved this book ! Go to an undiscovered area of Paris

After reading Murder in the Sentier I felt I'd been to Paris...without the airfare and baggage hassle. I know Paris, but this was an unexplored quartier, one I'd never visited and the sights, sounds and cobblestones enthralled me. Aimée Leduc, who's pulled from computer forensics when a 70's German ex-radical offers her info about her long-lost mother, for a price is a great character. Not only would I like her dog, I'd like her apartment! Her quirkiness and smarts pulled me in. There's a lot on many levels in this book and for French afficianodas or anyone who likes a good read I HIGHLY recommend this. I want more.And now I'm going to find the first two in the series and read them!

A murder mystery I can't stop thinking about

After reading Cara Black's "Murder in the Marais", an Anthony Award-nominated mystery, and her haunting "Murder in Belleville," I eagerly awaited her 3rd book, "Murder in the Sentier". In this, her latest book, the sites were even more vivid, a picturesque area of seedy and historic interest. Now we find it a dot.com and sweatshop area by day and a flesh trade area by night. This book is more personal then the previous ones. I was gripped by Aimee's strong portrayal, a satisfying story of action and humanity. It ranged from glimpses of the very timely past of terrorism of the 9170's to the different levels of Parisian society today. It is one of the best things I've ever read. Her heroine, Aimee, is smart and vulnerable. She touched my heart in her seach for her long-gone mother. I really enjoyed her other books, but after reading this one, I can't wait for her next one!