Cara Black has written nineteen mysteries featuring private investigator Aimée Leduc. I've read five of them, and even though I've enjoyed the stories and I've loved all the things I've learned about Paris, I have to be honest and say that I've never really warmed to Aimée. That's probably why I was so glad to hear that Black has written a standalone historical thriller. If I like everything about her writing except her main character, the odds are in my favor when I get my hands on a copy of Three Hours in Paris, don't you think?
Let me tell you more about the book!
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| Available April 7, 2020! |
"In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why.
The New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc investigations reimagines history in her masterful, pulse-pounding spy thriller, Three Hours in Paris.
Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Führer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot center of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands. When Kate misses her mark and the plan unravels, Kate is on the run for her life—all the time wrestling with the suspicion that the whole operation was a set-up.
Cara Black, a doyenne of the Parisian crime novel, is at her best as she brings Occupation-era France to vivid life in this gripping story about one young woman with the temerity—and drive—to take on Hitler himself."
Three Hours in Paris sounds like the best kind of pageturner. What say you? Will this book be going on your wishlist? Inquiring minds would love to know.
Now... hurry up, April!
I noticed this one recently too and put it on my list right away. I've not read any of Cara Black's other series. Don't exactly know why and I'm pretty sure I've had the first book for a long time. Maybe this is the one that will get me started with her writing.
ReplyDeleteIt could be, Kay!
DeleteOh, this does sound good, Cathy! I like Cara Black's writing, and she does know Paris very well. I wonder if Kate will become a series protagonist...
ReplyDeleteI may have to go see her at The Poisoned Pen to ask her about that...
DeleteI love being in Paris, and often read about it, but like you have never taken to Aimee Leduc. I'll definitely give this one a try!
ReplyDeleteIt's happened several times to me, when I don't care for one of an author's main characters but really enjoy another from a different series, so I'm really looking forward to reading this book.
DeleteWell, I never wamed to Aimee either nor to the books. This sounds good, but I"m not fond of war books. So I'll read reviews.
ReplyDeleteThat's one way to cut down on the number of books you want to read. I'm not being facetious, either. We all know the things we like and don't like, and it's usually best to follow those dictates.
DeleteYou bet.
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