Parisian bookseller, Victor Legris, finds a new case to investigate very close to home, when his business partner's apartment is burgled. Curiously, the only item stolen is a decorative goblet of little value. But on learning that two people with connections to the goblet have been murdered, Victor becomes convinced of its secret significance. How quickly can he bring the killing spree to an end, in a city beset by terrorist activity?
"A sturdy marriage of frothy style and abundant period detail, from obligatory tidbits about Toulouse-Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge to surprising sidelights on little-known but interesting people and ..."
Kirkus Reviews
"A pleasing story with well-executed characters, The Marais Assassin also provides a splendid tour of the Paris of another era"
Richmond Times Dispatch
"Claude Izner... brilliantly evokes 1890s Paris... in a cracking, highly satisfying yarn"
