Chatelet Apprentice (Nicolas Le Floch Mystery #1)
Author(s): PAROT Jean-Francis
Its France, 1761. Beyond the glittering court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, lies Paris, a capital in the grip of crime and immorality ...A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young recruit to the force, is instructed to find him. When unidentified human remains suddenly come to light, he seems to have a murder investigation on his hands. As the city descends into Carnival debauchery, Le Floch will need all his skill, courage and integrity to unravel a mystery which threatens to implicate the highest in the land. This is the first in a series of six historical crime novels which has sold in excess of 400,000 copies in French. The author brings eighteenth century Paris vividly to life and the story features real-life characters Madame de Pompadour and Loius XV as well as engaging hero Nicolas le Floch. It is soon to be adapted for French Television.
Product Information
The author is a diplomat and historian who specialises in eighteenth century Paris. He is currently the French ambassador to an African country, and lives in a chateau on the Loire when he is in France.
General Fields
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- : Gallic Books, Limited
- : Gallic Books
- : 0.376
- : 31 December 2007
- : 198mm X 128mm X 30mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : PAROT Jean-Francis
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 843.914
- : very good
- : 368
- : map