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The French Widow by Mark Pryor

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The French Widow

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Mark Pryor

Seventh Street Books · Ebook · September 15, 2020

Reading lane: International Crime Fiction

A young American woman is attacked at an historic Paris chateau and four paintings are stolen the same night, drawing Hugo Marston into a case where everyone seems like a suspect.

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

Come here for

  • International-crime-meets-historical-mystery
  • Private-eye momentum with a collector-friendly label

Expect

  • Murder and mystery cues
  • A sustained narrative read

Book Details

Authors
Mark Pryor
Publisher
Seventh Street Books
Published
September 15, 2020
Format
Ebook
Theme
International Crime Fiction · Historical Mystery
Reading lane
International Crime Fiction

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Publisher Categories

  • Police Procedurals

  • International Crime Fiction

  • Crime Fiction

About This Book

A young American woman is attacked at an historic Paris chateau and four paintings are stolen the same night, drawing Hugo Marston into a case where everyone seems like a suspect. To solve this mystery Hugo must crack the secrets of the icy and arrogant Lambourd family, who seem more interested in protecting their good name than future victims. Just as Hugo thinks he’s close, some of the paintings mysteriously reappear, at the very same time that one of his suspects goes mis...

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A young American woman is attacked at an historic Paris chateau and four paintings are stolen the same night, drawing Hugo Marston into a case where everyone seems like a suspect. To solve this mystery Hugo must crack the secrets of the icy and arrogant Lambourd family, who seem more interested in protecting their good name than future victims. Just as Hugo thinks he’s close, some of the paintings mysteriously reappear, at the very same time that one of his suspects goes missing. While under pressure to catch a killer, Hugo also has to face the consequences of an act some see as heroic, but others believe might have been staged for self-serving reasons. This puts Hugo under a media and police spotlight he doesn’t want, and helps the killer he’s hunting mark him as the next target….

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