Description
Product ID: | 9781906040017 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Murder on the Eiffel Tower: Victor Legris Bk 1 |
Authors: | Author: Claude Izner, Lorenza Garcia |
Page Count: | 296 |
Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The brand new Eiffel Tower is the glory of the 1889 Universal Exposition. But one sunny afternoon, a woman collapses and dies on this great Paris landmark. Can a bee-sting really be the cause of death? Or is there a more sinister explanation? Described as ''cracking'' by The Guardian, the first in the Victor Legris mysteries sees the young bookseller protagonist caught in a race against time to catch a murderer. ''Witty and creepy'' Independent on Sunday In 1889 at the brand new Eiffel Tower, a woman collapses and dies on this great Paris landmark. Can a bee-sting really be the cause? Or is there a more sinister explanation? Enter young bookseller Victor Legris, present on the Tower at the time, he is determined to find out what actually happened. In this dazzling evocation of late-nineteenth century Paris, we follow Victor as his investigation takes him all over the city. But what will he do when the deaths begin to multiply and he is caught in a race against time? |
Imprint Name: | Gallic Books |
Publisher Name: | Gallic Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2007-05-01 |