Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis (Aimee Leduc Investigation) [Paperback]

Cara Black (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Soho Crime (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939144751
• ISBN-13: 978-0939144754
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,049,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cara Black lives in Noe Valley with her bookseller husband, Jun, owner of Foto-Graphix Books, and her son, Tate. She's a San Francisco Library Laureate, Macavity and three time Anthony award-nominee for her series, Aimée Leduc Investigations, set in Paris

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Kinder, Gentler Aimée Leduc, February 24, 2008

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Liz at reviewedbyliz.com "Because life is too... (Cedar Springs, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis (Aimee Leduc Investigations, No. 7) (Paperback)

MURDER ON THE ILE SAINT-LOUIS is an Aimée Leduc book. This time out, we see a softer side of Aimée, as she is prompted by a phone call from a frantic woman to come down to the courtyard of her building. Not knowing what to expect, Aimée slips on her kitten heels and grabs her gun. Instead of trouble, she finds a tiny baby girl wrapped in a denim jacket. Okay, for Aimée, that is trouble. Uncertain what else to do, Aimée enlists all of her friends to help her care for the baby until the mother returns for her.

Of course, Aimée doesn't sit idly by and wait for this to happen. Instead, she tries to find out how the mysterious caller knows her, how she came to select the unlikely Aimée as the child's protector, and to determine what is keeping the mother from returning to claim her infant. Along the way there is a healthy dose of Parisian history, a few more dead bodies, and some lovely couture frocks acquired at bargain basement prices.

Of the Aimée Leduc books I have read, MURDER ON THE ILE SAINT-LOUIS is my favorite. It has the same wonderful descriptions of the architecture and the historical stories that I enjoy so much, but it has a kinder, gentler Aimée, too. In this book, she must make the safety of the baby her primary concern and she tones down her often reckless and thoughtless behavior. A more considerate main character involves me more in the story because she is easier for me to relate to.

Favorite character? René, Aimée's business partner and emergency baby sitter. In this book, his unfulfilled wishes are there for all to see as he cares for the baby. Did I guess it? Some of it. Will I read another? Yes.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Aimée Leduc Story Continues..., March 24, 2007

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Suz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis (Aimee Leduc Investigations, No. 7) (Hardcover)

I liked this book -- for two reasons, mainly. First, I enjoyed hearing more about Aimée Leduc and how her character is developing. She and her colleague René become (as they inevitably do in each story) involved in the lives of others, and in this story a lovely little baby falls into their care. It is fun to see how they respond. Second, I love hearing all the details of the nooks and crannies of Paris -- the sewers, the estate houses... These are all things I might not be privy to seeing when I visit Paris, and it is fun to picture these things.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another side of Aimee Leduc, December 8, 2010

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Catherine (San Franciso) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis (Aimee Leduc Investigations, No. 7) (Paperback)

This is my second favorite mystery in the Aimee Leduc series. In this book, we learn a bit more about Aimee and we see her vulnerable side a bit more. This also happens to be a neighborhood in Paris that I truly love because I was fortunate enough to live on this island for a few weeks.

Once again, Cara Black does a great job of giving us all great details. These descriptions make me want to know more about all of the main characters every time. I like that these books are all set in the late 90's which means that our technology is ahead of the characters in the book. They had no Yahoo or Google, just yer.