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The Paris Enigma - A Novel

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Zusatztext "[A] beguiling historical whodunit . .. ." Informationen zum Autor A journalist and comic-strip creator who became editorin chief of one of Argentina's leading comics magazines, Pablo De Santis is the author of six critically acclaimed novels, one work of nonfiction, and a number of books for young adults. His works have been published in more than twenty countries. He lives in Buenos Aires. Klappentext In the tradition of The Alienist and The Devil in the White City comes a gripping, atmospheric tale of murder and the art of crime solving. Paris, 1889: in anticipation of the World's Fair and the opening of Monsieur Eiffel's tower, a society of the world's most famous detectives convenes as a single body for the very first time. Sent in place of a conspicuously absent Renato Craig, founding member of The Twelve, his novice assistant Sigmundo Salvatrio arrives, bearing a secret message for the brilliant, brooding Viktor Arzaky, Craig's best friend and the society's cofounder. When one of The Twelve is discovered murdered at the Tower's base—the first in a series of grisly slayings—it falls to Arzaky and Salvatrio, the last remaining student of Craig's famed Academy for Detectives in Buenos Aires, to find and stop the killer. But what the two discover as they race around fin-de-siècle Paris—encountering secret societies, philosophical puzzles, and an imperiled, dangerously beautiful woman—has shattering consequences that will alter the fate of their precious brotherhood forever. Zusammenfassung In the tradition of Caleb Carr’s The Alienist and Eric Larsen’s The Devil in the White City comes The Paris Enigma ! a gripping tale of murder and the art of crime solving. Written in a strikingly original voice! and poignantly evoking a world about to lose its innocence forever! The Paris Enigma features two detectives who find themselves in a race against time around glorious fin de siècle Paris! encountering all manner of secret societies and solving philosophical puzzles! while also trying to save a dangerously beautiful woman. ...

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