Murder at the Porte de Versailles
Murder at the Porte de Versailles by Cara Black is the 20th installment in the Aimée Leduc series, published by National Geographic Books on February 7, 2023. This edition, written in English and spanning 384 pages, immerses readers in a gripping narrative set against the backdrop of post-9/11 Paris. The story follows private investigator Aimée Leduc as she navigates a complex web of international spycraft and terrorist threats, all while grappling with personal milestones and the haunting memories of her father’s death.
In this installment, Aimée finds herself embroiled in a case involving a bomb explosion at a police laboratory, where her friend’s partner, Boris, is implicated. Determined to clear his name, she faces challenges from law enforcement and conflicting testimonies. As she delves deeper, Aimée is drawn into a historical investigation linked to her father’s past, exploring themes of loyalty and the pressures of family life. Readers will encounter elements of mystery and detective work, as well as the intricate dynamics of international crime, all set within the vibrant streets of Paris’s 15th arrondissement.
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This riveting 20th installment entangles Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc in a dangerous web of international spycraft and terrorist threats in Paris’s 15th arrondissement.
November 2001: in the wake of 9/11, Paris is living in a state of fear. For Aimée Leduc, November is bittersweet: the anniversary of her father’s death and her daughter’s third birthday fall on the same day. A gathering for family and friends is disrupted when a bomb goes off at the police laboratory—and Boris Viard, the partner of Aimée’s friend Michou, is found unconscious at the scene of the crime with traces of explosives under his fingernails.
Aimée doesn’t believe Boris set the bomb. In an effort to prove this, she battles the police and his own lab colleagues, collecting conflicting eyewitness reports. When a member of the French secret service drafts Aimée to help investigate possible links to an Iranian Revolutionary guard and fugitive radicals who bombed Interpol in the 1980s, Aimée uncovers ties to a cold case of her father’s.
As Aimée scours the streets of the 15th arrondissement trying to learn the truth, she has to ask herself if she should succumb to pressure from Chloe’s biological father and move them out to his farm in Brittany. But could Aimée Leduc ever leave Paris?
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