Murder at the Porte de Versailles

MURDER AT THE PORTE DE VERSAILLES by Cara Black is an action-packed thriller set in Paris. It is actually number twenty in an internationally best-selling series that features private investigator Aimee Leduc. Her father was a flic (cop) accused of corruption and although she has cleared his name, there is still plenty of animosity and history between her and the local police force.  I had not read others in this series so I had to expend some energy keeping all of the characters straight, but Black kept me guessing and had so much going on that I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery which begins with a bombing at the police lab. Since this is Nov. 2001, there are concerns about terrorism and a colleague of Leduc’s is implicated. An informant, a voyeur, an artiste and a security guard (plus others!) all offer clues and misdirection in a story complicated by the relationship between Leduc and the father of her three year-old daughter. Learn more about MURDER AT THE PORTE DE VERSAILLES and see the recent Indie Next List recommendations at this website.