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Louis XIV's court at Versailles is rocked by a series of mysterious murders. The trail leads to a shocking discovery that runs to the heart of the decadent French aristocracy. Will the Sun King be saved from deadly danger? Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Ms Bowen does a good job here, keeping the reader – or this one at least – engaged from the offset. It helped that the previous book I read was Alexandre Dumas’s biography of the Marquise de Brinvilliers, so it was like reading a sequel.
The author keeps suspense and intrigue high throughout the narrative. Policeman Charles Desgrez makes for a strong main character.
I especially like the occasions when Desgrez’s wife, Solange, partakes in some detective work. She’s not employed by the authorities or anything of that nature. She does this as a favour, or out of love, and the few scenarios that she gets involved with are among the most compelling in the book.
A very good read. ( )