The Hanged ManThe Hanged Man
a Mystery in Fin-de-siècle Paris
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Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, First Pegasus Books cloth edition, No Longer Available.Book, 2016
Current format, Book, 2016, First Pegasus Books cloth edition, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsParis: July, 1890. Inspector Achille Lefebvre and his wife Adele are enjoying their stay at a seaside resort--until a body found hanging from a bridge in a public park demands the Inspector's attention.Is it suicide or murder? A twisted trail of evidence draws Inspector Lefebvre into a shadowy underworld of international intrigue, espionage, and terrorism. Time is of the essence; pressure mounts on the Sureté to get results. Achille's chief orders him to work with his former partner, Inspector Rousseau, now in charge of a special unit in the newly formed political brigade. But can Achille trust the detective who let him down in another case?Inspector Lefebvre uses innovative forensics and a network of police spies to uncover a secret alliance, a scheme involving the sale of a cutting-edge high explosive, and an assassination plot that threatens to ignite a world war.
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