The Dark Edge of Night, Mark Pryor
The Dark Edge of Night, Mark Pryor
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The Dark Edge of Night

Author: Mark Pryor

Narrator: P.J. Ochlan

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/15/2023


Synopsis

Winter 1940: With soldiers parading down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Nazi flags dangling from the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower defaced with German propaganda, Parisians have little to celebrate as Christmas approaches. Police Inspector Henri Lefort's wishes for a quiet holiday season are dashed when the Gestapo orders him to investigate the disappearance of Dr. Viktor Brandt, a neurologist involved in a secret project at one of Paris's hospitals.

Being forced onto a missing persons case for the enemy doesn't deter Henri from conducting his real job. A Frenchman has been beaten to death in what appears to be a botched burglary, and catching a killer is more important than locating a wayward scientist. But when Henri learns that the victim's brother is a doctor who worked at the same hospital as the missing German, his investigation takes a disturbing turn.

Uncovering a relationship between the two men—one that would not be tolerated by the Third Reich—Henri must tread carefully. And when he discovers that Dr. Brandt's experimental work is connected to groups of children being taken from orphanages, Henri risks bringing the wrath of both the SS and the Gestapo upon himself and everyone he loves.

About Mark Pryor

Mark Pryor is a former newspaper reporter and felony prosecutor, originally from England but now working as a criminal defense attorney in Austin, Texas. He is the author of the Hugo Marston mystery series, set in Paris, London, and Barcelona. Mark is also the author of the psychological thriller Hollow Man and its sequel, Dominic. As a prosecutor, he appeared on CBS News's 48 Hours and Discovery Channel's Investigation Discovery: Cold Blood.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mai

I'm getting pickier in my old age. However, just as I prefer marginalized stories (I hear "own voices" is over?) told by the groups that represent them, what is the ever present obsession with the French? For a story set in France, and starring French people, this didn't feel French. And trust me, I......more

Goodreads review by Louise

Inspector Henri LeFort is back! If you’re a fan of police procedurals and also like historical fiction, this series is perfect for you. The action takes place in December 1940, in Nazi-occupied Paris. LeFort is a detective with the Paris police force, but everyone now has to answer to the occupying......more

Return to occupied Paris in the winter of 1940, where Homicide Detective Henri Lefort is tasked by a Nazi officer to find a missing doctor. Or else. Henri is one smart guy and soon he sees that there is something not quite right about the research project going on in the hospital. His job is complic......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

The Dark Edge of Night: A Henri Lefort Mystery by Mark Pryor is a fantastic historical police procedural that is the second book in this promising series. I loved it. This book, and series, has it all: mystery, suspense, action, twists, turns, history, well-developed characters, wit, wisdom, and kept......more