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Chargement... The Left Hand of Justicepar Jess Faraday
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Couldn't ever get into it, despite the description on the back, and it went back to the library. I don't think I'll get back to it. Gripping historical mystery/thriller with elements of steampunk and paranormal. Set in 19th century Paris, the book follows the adventures of supernatural investigator Elise Corbeau, as she trawls the underbelly of the French city in search of 'demons'. The author managed to drag me back in time and entertain me with a fairly convoluted plot that was just a little bit out there. Less effective (for me) were the steampunk bits involving bionic body parts but I appreciated the author's efforts to make them work in that era. What exactly does the bionic eye look like anyway? hehe :) The image of Dennis Hopper in Waterworld and Arnold's Terminator kept popping into my mind and then its hard for me to imagine what Elise sees in Maria. :) My romantic side is also complaining of the amount of time our leads were kept apart by the plot. Sequel, perhaps? :) P.S. The cover is gorgeous! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Starvation and disease haunt the streets of 1820s Paris, while supernatural terror stalks the night. The once-famous police force is a shambles, its elite Bureau of Supernatural Investigations disbanded. Only Detective Inspector Elise Corbeau remains, spared by a shadowy protector for a purpose not even she knows. When charismatic cult leader Hermine Boucher is kidnapped, all fingers point to her ex-lover, inventor Maria Kalderash. But the further Inspector Corbeau investigates, the more suspects she turns up, until finally, the finger is pointing right back at the Paris Police. Navigating a web of betrayal, hidden agendas, and shifting alliances, Corbeau must protect the innocent, bring the corrupt to justice, and escape the ever-growing list of people who want to see her at the bottom of the Seine. If she can do it, she just might save her job. And she may even find true love. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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