Book description
Paris, 1774. Commissioner Le Floch's stormy love affair with
socialite Julie de Lasterieux has run its course. But before Nicolas
can formally end the relationship, Julie is found murdered in her bed,
a victim of poisoning. For now, he retains the confidence of even the
King, who sends him on a secret intelligence mission. But a plot is
afoot to implicate Nicolas in Julie's death, and he is soon fighting
to uncover the perpetrators and clear his name.
Jean-François Parot is a diplomat and historian. The Nicholas Le
Floch mysteries have been published to much acclaim in France.
