Summary: When the mutilated corpse of a beautiful dancer is found in a
Montmartre sewer, a nervous public fears that Jack the Ripper has crossed the
Channel―but Inspector Achille Lefebvre has his own theories.
Amid the hustle and
bustle of the Paris 1889 Universal Exposition, workers discover the mutilated
corpse of a popular model and Moulin Rouge Can-Can dancer in a Montmartre
sewer. Hysterical rumors swirl that Jack the Ripper has crossed the Channel,
and Inspector Achille Lefebvre enters the Parisian underworld to track down the
brutal killer. His suspects are the artist Toulouse-Lautrec; Jojo, an acrobat
at the Circus Fernando, and Sir Henry Collingwood, a mysterious English
gynecologist and amateur artist.
Pioneering the as-yet-untried system of
fingerprint detection and using cutting edge forensics, including crime scene
photography, anthropometry, pathology, and laboratory analysis, Achille
attempts to separate the innocent from the guilty. But he must work quickly
before the “Paris Ripper” strikes again.
Angie’s comments: This is a whirlwind tour through Paris of the late 1800s,
complete with famous painters, can-can dancers, and murder. Lefebvre is an
interesting character and I love the glimpses into his home life. The other
characters are different, and you wonder how they all connect.
Recommended for historical mystery readers.
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August 7, 2017
The Devil in Montmartre
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