The Paris Directive

Zusatztext “A beguiling! atmospheric! and entirely entertaining novel that promises intrigue and suspense from the very first page. Inspector Mazarelle is a wonderful creation.”     —Christopher Reich! New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Deception “Stylish! dark! humorous! suspenseful. . . . This is a rich! deep novel that will leave you wanting more.”     — Mystery Scene   “Jay has woven threads of police procedural! espionage! rural noir! ‘acts of barbarism!’ and Gallic charm into a story that will be a great fit for almost any crime fan.”     — Booklist (starred review) “A mashup of cloak-and-dagger and cozy replete with murder and fine dining.”    — Kirkus Reviews “Gerald Jay is truly a master in elegant use of language and a bright star in the world of crime fiction.”    — Mystery Tribune “Jay’s entertaining first novel pays homage to Georges Simenon and his legendary detective! Inspector Maigret. . . . The main draw is the charming! indomitable Inspector Mazarelle. . . . Mystery fans will look forward to seeing more of him.”    — Publishers Weekly “A sprightly! stylish! and sophisticated thriller. The reader is left wanting more of Gerald Jay’s cinematic! intrigue-riddled! and tasty France.”    —Cal Bedient! author of Days of Unwilling Informationen zum Autor GERALD JAY is a nom de plume. He lives in New York City and is at work on a second Mazarelle novel. Klappentext In Berlin, two former French intelligence agents hire Klaus Reiner, a ruthlessly effective hit man, to eliminate an American industrialist vacationing in southwestern France. Reiner easily locates his target in the small village of Taziac, but the hit is compromised when three innocent people are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Enter Inspector Paul Mazarelle, formerly of Paris but now living in Taziac, charged with bringing his experience in the capital to bear on the gruesome quadruple homicide. Both Mazarelle's investigation and Reiner's assignment become complicated when Molly Reece, a New York City district attorney and daughter of two of the victims, arrives and begins asking questions. Though all evidence points to a local handyman, Mazarelle and Molly have their doubts, forcing Reiner to return to ensure they see things as he has arranged them-and that no one suspects the international political motives behind the murder. 1 Berlin May 1999 Reiner checked his watch as he waited by the elevator. Within the next sixty seconds, the elegant Frau Dr. Sachs, her chic shoulder-­length hair dyed the color of a concert grand, would leave her penthouse apartment for her office at number 18 on the fashionable Friedrichstrasse. Dr. Sachs was a creature of habit. That always made things easier. The hallway had a thick, ice-­blue carpet and smelled of fresh paint. Reiner liked these new Potsdamer Platz buildings, where a penthouse apartment cost a small fortune. With the doctor’s specialty of blackmail, he supposed, she could afford it. He himself didn’t mind helping people with problems when the price was right. The distinguished Hanoverian judge Gerhard Tempelmann had confided that he was in desperate need of help. Tempelmann’s whole world was about to come crashing down. The judge explained that three weeks ago he had driven to Berlin to accept an honorary degree from Humboldt, the university of Marx, Engels, and the brilliant Einstein. That night on the way back to his hotel after celebrating with old friends, he got lost driving the dark, narrow streets sandwiched between the university and the river. Confused and slightly tipsy, he failed to see the bicycle rider. In his rearview mirror, her mangled, lifeless body lay smeared across the road. He was quite certain that the young woman was dead. There was nothing he could do to help her. But...

Product details

• Authors: Gerald Jay
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.03.2013
• EAN: 9780307947499
• ISBN: 978-0-307-94749-9
• No. of pages: 317
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Anchor Books
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense