Phantom of Rue Royale (Nicolas Le Floch Investigation) [Paperback]

Jean-Francoise Parot (Author)

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Series: Nicolas Le Floch Investigation | Publication Date: May 1, 2009

Paris is in mourning. At the firework display marking the Dauphin's marriage to Marie Antoinette, hundreds of people have been injured or crushed to death. Yet not all the victims died accidentally. The tragic incident on Place Louis XV yields a new case for Commissioner Le Floch when a strangled woman is found amongst the other corpses. The investigation takes him to the home of a furrier on Rue Royale where he must deal not just with its curious residents but also face the terrifying forces of the supernatural.

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"'The Chatelet Apprentice is a terrific debut... a novel that brilliantly evokes the casual brutality of life in eighteenth-century France' Sunday Times 'Reads like a cross between a Maigret mystery and Les Liaisons Dangereuses' Mail on Sunday 'An engaging murder mystery that picks away at the delicate power balance between king, police and state.' Financial Times"

About the Author

Jean-Francois Parot is a diplomat and historian. The Nicholas Le Floch mysteries have been published to much acclaim in France.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Gallic Books (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 190604015X
• ISBN-13: 978-1906040154
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Parot does it again!, September 12, 2010

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This review is from: Phantom of Rue Royale (Nicolas Le Floch Investigation) (Paperback)

Like Parot's other books, this third one in a series about mid-18th century French detective, Nicholas Le Floch, is fun, curious and, best of all, drops the reader smack dab into the culture and political intrigue of the Paris of Louis XVI. The characters don't know that revolution is only a few years and an angry crowd away, but the reader senses the tension building in the disparity between the ruling and the working classes, especially in this book. While the second book, "The Man with the Iron Stomach" was a more fascinating murder mystery, frankly that's not my main motivation for reading this series. I love to be immersed so completely and effectively into another era and culture, and Parot does this so effectively. The quirky characters are icing on the cake. I'm a fan for life.