Murder in the Latin Quarter

I have been working my way through the Aimee Leduc novels for a little more than a year (there are a lot of them). This one takes place in my favorite part of Paris, the Latin Quarter. The tale begins when Mireille shows up at Aimee's door; she claims to be Aimee's half-sister, from Haiti. Then, Mire......more

Murder in the Latin Quarter is book 9 in the Aimee Leduc Investigations by Cara Black. PI Aimee Leduc was in her Paris office when a young Haitian woman arrived and announced that she was her sister. This announcement started PI Aimee Leduc to investigate her father's past. Aimee's partner, Rene, un......more

She dives through windows, ripping her pencil skirt and shredding her fishnet stockings; she prowls subterranean Paris in her beaded Schiaparelli jacket and hospital scrubs; she's knocked unconscious and has her Vuitton handbag stolen; she races down cobblestone streets in her Louboutins. Yes, Cara......more

I am going to give in to the temptation to note some comparisons between Evanovich's Stephanie Plum and Black's Aimée Leduc. Both are single women in a job that we still mostly associate with tough men. They both like their action and their "bad boys". Neither author lets the narrative slide very fa......more

A Haitian woman arrives in Aimee's office, claiming to be her long lost half sister. This brings her in conflict with Haitian politics, and murder. Maybe a little too French for me.......more