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Strangled in Paris / Claude Izner ; translated by Jennifer Higgins.
"Lame recluse Corentin Jourdan rescues an attractive young woman, Sophie Clairsange, from a schooner wrecked during a powerful storm on the Normandy coast. After Sophie recovers from her ordeal, she heads to Paris, followed by Jourdan. About a month later in Paris, Martin Lorson, a professional stand-in for a variety of workers in need of a break, is serving one night as a watchman at the La Villette meat market, where, to his horror, he witnesses a man strangle a masked woman. The crime attracts the interest of bookseller and sleuth Legris, who's tantalized by the one clue left behind by the killer: a medallion with an engraving of a unicorn."--Publishers Weekly. the significance of the black
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312662172
- ISBN: 0312662173
- Physical Description: 317 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-317). |
| Language Note: | Translation of: Le talisman de la Villette. |
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| Subject: | Legris, Victor (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Murder > France > Paris > Fiction. Booksellers and bookselling > France > Paris > Fiction. Paris (France) > History > 1870-1940 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Blair County Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Altoona Area Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Area Public Library | F IZN (Text) | 33240005253060 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
