Dark in the City of Light

Dark in the City of Light by Paul Robertson is compelling historical fiction about 1870s Paris. Baron Harsanyi works for the Austrian ambassador working in Paris. His late wife owned some cinnabar mines that produce the highly prized materials that the English, Prussian, and French are all bidding f......more

"Dark in the City of Light" is a historical suspense novel set mainly in France in the 1870s. There was also a "who-done-it" mystery in this story, though that's not obvious at first. The "who-done-it" was also not obvious, though there were enough clues that the reader could guess the answer before......more

A somewhat interesting look at a historical event with which I was previously unfamiliar.......more

I started this on the day of the eclipse, which I thought made sense in light of the title. It's about the Prussian-French war in 1870. It's about an Austrian Baron and his family who owns cinnebar mines which are used to make mercury which is wanted by everyone to weaponize. Thus starts a story of sus......more

ANOTHER great book by Paul Robertson.......more