Murder in Belleville [eBook - NC Digital Library] : Aimee Leduc Series, Book 2

At the request of her friend, the wife of a defense minister, AimTe Leduc and her partner, RenT, journey to the working-class Paris district of Belleville to investigate a car bombing and find a neighborhood torn apart by tensions as a group of Islamic fundamentalists take over a church and embark on a hunger strike to protest French immigration laws. Reprint. Parisian P.I. Aime Leduc finds herself involved with a secretive North African radical group the French government would rather she didnt investigate Parisian P.I. Aime Leduc finds herself involved with a secretive North African radical group the French government would rather she didnt investigate When Anas de Froissart calls private investigator Aime begging for help, Aime assumes her best friend's sister wants to hire her to do surveillance on her philandering husband again. Aime's too busy right now to indulge her. But Anas, a politician's wife with an unhappy marriage and a young daughter, insists Aime must come, that she is in trouble and scared. Aime tracks Anas down just in time to see a car bomb explode, injuring Anas and killing the woman she was with. Aime, who saw her father die in a car bomb five years earlier, is shaken by the attack, but manages to escort Anas to safety. But Anas can't explain what Aime just witnessed. The dead woman, Anas says, is Sylvie Coudray, her cheating husband's long-time mistress, but she has no idea who wanted her dead, and Anas officially hires Aime to investigate. As she digs into Sylvie Coudray's murky past, Aime finds that the dead woman may not be who Anas thought she was. Her Belleville neighborhood, full of North African immigrants, may be hiding clues to who Sylvie really was. As a prominent Algerian rights activist stages a hunger protest against new immigration laws, Aime begins to wonder whether Sylvie's death was an act of terrorism, and who else may be at risk. To make matters worse, Yves, Aime's ex-boyfriend, a journalist who seems to appear in and disappear from Aime's life without any regard for her feelings, is back in town. Just the kind of distraction she doesn't need right now.

tension Runs High In This Workingclass Neighborhood As A Hunger Strike To Protest Strict Immigration Laws Escalates Among The Algerian Immigrants. Aimée Barely Escapes Death In A Car Bombing In This Tale Of Terrorism And Greed In The Shadows Of Paris.

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after A First-class Debut In 1999's Anthony-nominated Murder In The Marais, Sassy Detective Aim E Leduc Returns, Offering An Intriguing Glimpse Of Paris's Gruff Belleville District, Known For Its High Concentration Of Arab Immigrants. The Suspense Begins Immediately With Aim E Receiving A Puzzling, Urgent Call From Her Friend Ana S. On Arriving At Their Meeting Spot, Aim E Witnesses A Car Bombing--and Soon Learns That The Bombing's Victim Was The Mistress Of Ana S's Government Minister Husband, Philippe. By Questioning Locals, She Discovers That The Dead Woman, Sophie, Had An Alias, Eug Nie Grandet (not To Be Confused With Balzac's Woeful Character), And Lived What Looked Like A Dual Life. Sophie's Liaison With Philippe Suggested Elegance And Exclusivity, But Her Life As Eug Nie Placed Her In The Middle Of A Tumultuous Drama Involving A Secretive North African Radical Group. Some Of Black's Strongest Writing Is In Her Descriptions Of Belleville's Heady Atmosphere. As Aim E Searches Deeper For Clues, She Attracts The Attention Of Ruthless People Who Would Rather She Didn't Snoop, While Her Findings Reveal A Dark Side To Immigrant Politics That Philippe And The Rest Of The French Government Would Prefer She Left Alone. But Aim E, Never One To Take Non For An Answer, Smartly Hones In To Pull Off A Thrilling Finale That Nicely Exhibits The Author's Creative Skills. (oct.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

The second Aimée Leduc investigation set in ParisWhen Anaïs de Froissart calls Parisian private investigator Aimée begging for help, Aimée assumes the woman wants to hire her to do surveillance on her philandering politician husband again. Aimée is too busy right now to indulge her. But Anaïs insists Aimée must come, that she is in trouble and scared. Aimée tracks Anaïs down just in time to see a car bomb explode, injuring Anaïs and killing the woman she was with.Anaïs can't explain what Aimée just witnessed. The dead woman, Anaïs says, is Sylvie Coudray, her cheating husband's long-time mistress, but she has no idea who wanted her dead, and Anaïs officially hires Aimée to investigate. As she digs into Sylvie Coudray's murky past, Aimée finds that the dead woman may not be who Anaïs thought she was. Her Belleville neighborhood, full of North African immigrants, may be hiding clues to Sylvie's identity. As a prominent Algerian rights activist stages a hunger protest against new immigration laws, Aimée begins to wonder whether Sylvie's death was an act of terrorism, and who else may be at risk.From the Trade Paperback edition The second Aime Leduc investigation set in Paris When Anas de Froissart calls Parisian private investigator Aime begging for help, Aime assumes the woman wants to hire her to do surveillance on her philandering politician husband again. Aime is too busy right now to indulge her. But Anas insists Aime must come, that she is in trouble and scared. Aime tracks Anas down just in time to see a car bomb explode, injuring Anas and killing the woman she was with. Anas can't explain what Aime just witnessed. The dead woman, Anas says, is Sylvie Coudray, her cheating husband's long-time mistress, but she has no idea who wanted her dead, and Anas officially hires Aime to investigate. As she digs into Sylvie Coudray's murky past, Aime finds that the dead woman may not be who Anas thought she was. Her Belleville neighborhood, full of North African immigrants, may be hiding clues to Sylvie's identity. As a prominent Algerian rights activist stages a hunger protest against new immigration laws, Aime begins to wonder whether Sylvie's death was an act of terrorism, and who else may be at risk. From the Trade Paperback edition The second Aimée Leduc investigation set in Paris When Anaïs de Froissart calls Parisian private investigator Aimée begging for help, Aimée assumes the woman wants to hire her to do surveillance on her philandering politician husband again. Aimée is too busy right now to indulge her. But Anaïs insists Aimée must come, that she is in trouble and scared. Aimée tracks Anaïs down just in time to see a car bomb explode, injuring Anaïs and killing the woman she was with. Anaïs can’t explain what Aimée just witnessed. The dead woman, Anaïs says, is Sylvie Coudray, her cheating husband’s long-time mistress, but she has no idea who wanted her dead, and Anaïs officially hires Aimée to investigate. As she digs into Sylvie Coudray’s murky past, Aimée finds that the dead woman may not be who Anaïs thought she was. Her Belleville neighborhood, full of North African immigrants, may be hiding clues to Sylvie’s identity. As a prominent Algerian rights activist stages a hunger protest against new immigration laws, Aimée begins to wonder whether Sylvie’s death was an act of terrorism, and who else may be at risk. Set in the Parisian neighbourhood of Belleville, Aimee Leduc's second investigation involves a defence minister's wife. A car bombing may be linked to a group of Islamic fundamentalists who have taken over a church in protest over immigration laws. Tension runs high in this working-class neighborhood as a hunger strike to protest strict immigration laws escalates among the Algerian immigrants. Aimee barely escapes death in a car bombing in this tale of terrorism and greed in the shadows of Paris In 1994, computer security expert Aimée Leduc investigates a car bombing in the Belleville section of Paris at a time when tensions in the Algerian immigrant community are very high