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Cara Black


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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2000

"Blurring the edge between mystery and thriller, Black's second makes April in Paris more spine-tingling but more beautiful than ever."
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2001

"Although overpopulated and a bit overplotted, Black's third offers an authentic puzzle that unravels surprisingly yet logically in a setting of unrivaled charm."
Eight-year-old Aimée Leduc couldn't understand why she came home from school one day to find her mother gone. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER IN THE BASTILLE
FICTION
Released: April 1, 2003

"Black's fourth is her best yet, with complex, appealing characters, a crisp, well-paced mystery, and a setting like no other."
The Bastille is a neighborhood in the throes of change. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER IN CLICHY
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2005

"Although Aimée's imperiled romance sprawls, Black's fifth leaves plenty of room for puzzlement, along with her unique brand of Ambiance de Paris."
Her eyesight restored, Aimée Leduc investigates an ancient Asian mystery in modern-day Paris. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER ON THE ILE SAINT-LOUIS
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2007

"Bittersweet musings on romantic and maternal love enliven an otherwise routine investigation."
Murder strikes close to home when Black's computer-security-expert heroine takes charge of an abandoned infant. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER IN THE RUE DE PARADIS
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2008

"Black's seventh takes longer to get in gear than an old Renault, and tastes less of Paris than earlier outings."
Murder spoils a reunion between French detective Aimée Leduc (Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis, 2007, etc.) and her lost love Yves Robert. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2009

"Black at her peak, with rich historical background and a vivid sense of place supporting her compelling narrative."
Postcolonial politics and global commerce ignite the murder of a Haitian academic in Paris's bohemian Left Bank. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER IN PASSY
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"The ideal mix of the personal, the political, the puzzling and the Parisian make Aimée's latest a perfect pleasure."
Murder strikes close to home when Aimée Leduc (Murder in Palais Royal, 2009, etc.) finds her godfather charged with a crime passionelle. Read full book review >
Cover art for MURDER AT THE LANTERNE ROUGE
FICTION
Released: March 6, 2012

"Black's 12th lets readers peek into a corner of Paris that Fodor's leaves out."
Aimée Leduc (Murder in Passy, 2011, etc.) helps her partner clear his girlfriend of a grisly crime. Read full book review >