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It's 1889 and the Eiffel Tower has just opened along with the World Exposition. The book starts with a rag and bone man dying after an apparent bee sting. Then the same thing happens to a woman touring the Eiffel Tower. Victor Legris is supposed to be the main character, he's a book seller present when the women dies, but really the book jumps around between perspectives a lot. During conversations perspectives switched in the middle and it was just annoying and confusing. The authors obviously
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This book is set in Paris at the opening of the Eiffel Tower. The protagonist is a bookstore owner who begins to realize that the disparate "deaths by bee sting" are really murder and connected. So he sets out to discover who the murderer is. Unfortunately, two of his suspects are his best friend and th girl with whom he is falling in love.
The pace is quick with multiple interesting characters populating the plot. An enjoyable read. ...more
The pace is quick with multiple interesting characters populating the plot. An enjoyable read. ...more
3.5 stars. I loved the historical setting of this novel. I completely felt immersed in the Universale Exposition of 1894 and the opening of the Eiffel Tower. I very much liked the protagonist and was engaged in trying to solve the mystery. I felt a bit disappointed with the conclusion. I understood the motive but couldn't really figure out the logistics of its execution. Perhaps we aren't meant to since the killer is obviously "disturbed." C'est la vie!
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Aug 02, 2017
Lupurk
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giallo-thriller,
2008
Bella ricostruzione storica, tra le vie di Parigi e i padiglioni dell'Esposizione Universale, ai piedi del "nuovo mostro", la Torre Eiffell. La storia è appassionante e ben raccontata, il giallo si sviluppa bene fino alla fine.
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Mar 28, 2024
Susan
marked it as considering
Jul 17, 2024
Suzanne
marked it as to-read
