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An Aimee Leduc Investigation
by Cara Black
Set in the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank of the Seine, in the old university district of Paris.
A Haitian woman arrives at the office of Leduc Detective and announces that she is Aimée’s sister, her father’s illegitimate daughter. Aimée is thrilled. A virtual orphan since her mother’s disappearance and her father’s death, she has always wanted a sister. Her partner, René, is wary of this stranger, but Aimée embraces her and soon finds herself involved in murky Haitian politics leading to murder.
"Black returns to two of her favorite themes in this latest Aimée Leduc novel: immigrants in Paris and the family history of her heroine." - Booklist.
"... Aimée's quest to discover if Mireille is really her half-sister, at times threatens to overwhelm the book. Still, Black creates an indelible portrait of a Parisian neighborhood ... " - Publishers Weekly.
"Another pitch-perfect read from Black; highly recommended." - Library Journal.
"Starred Review. Postcolonial politics and global commerce ignite the murder of a Haitian academic in Paris's bohemian Left Bank." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Cara was born in Chicago in 1954, but has lived in California's Bay Area since she was five years old. She was educated at Cañada College in California, Sophia University in Yotsuya, Tokyo in Japan, and finished her schooling at San Francisco State University where she earned a bachelor's and master's degrees in education
Black is the author of thirteen books in the bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left ...
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