The Bones of Paris (Harris Stuyvesant)

The Bones of Paris (Harris Stuyvesant)

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE

New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King, beloved for her acclaimed Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, consistently writes richly detailed and thoroughly suspenseful novels that bring a distant time and place to brilliant life. Now, in this thrilling new book, King leads readers into the vibrant and sensual Paris of the Jazz Ageâ‚¬"and reveals the darkest secrets of its denizens.
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Paris, France: September 1929. For Harris Stuyvesant, the assignment is a private investigatorâ‚¬s dreamâ‚¬"heâ‚¬s getting paid to prowl the cafÂ©s and bars of Montparnasse, looking for a pretty young woman. The American agent has a healthy appreciation for la vie de bohÂ¨me, despite having worked for years at the U.S. Bureau of Investigation. The missing person in question is Philippa Crosby, a twenty-two year old from Boston who has been living in Paris, modeling and acting. Her family became alarmed when she stopped all communications, and Stuyvesant agreed to track her down. He wholly expects to find her in the arms of some up-and-coming artist, perhaps experimenting with the decadent lifestyle that is suddenly available on every rue and boulevard.
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As Stuyvesant follows Philippaâ‚¬s trail through the expatriate community of artists and writers, he finds that she is known to many of its famousâ‚¬"and infamousâ‚¬"inhabitants, from Shakespeare and Companyâ‚¬s Sylvia Beach to Ernest Hemingway to the Surrealist photographer Man Ray. But when the evidence leads Stuyvesant to the ThÂ©tre du Grand-Guignol in Montmartre, his investigation takes a sharp, disturbing turn. At the Grand-Guignol, murder, insanity, and sexual perversion are all staged to shocking, brutal effect: depravity as art, savage human nature on stage.
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Soon it becomes clear that one missing girl is a drop in the bucket. Here, amid the glittering lights of the cabarets, hides a monster whose artistic coup de grce is to be rendered in blood. And Stuyvesant will have to descend into the darkest depths of perversion to find a killer . . . sifting through The Bones of Paris.

Praise for The Bones of Paris
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â‚¬Å“Haunting . . .Â a portrait of the City of Light that glows with the fires of Hell.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Richmond Times-Dispatch
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â‚¬Å“A compelling thriller . . . complex, more than a little kinky, and absolutely fascinating.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Booklist (starred review)
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â‚¬Å“Highly entertaining . . . Laurie R. King perfectly captures [the Jazz Age] as she explores the City of Lightâ‚¬s avenues and alleys.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Denver Post
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â‚¬Å“Engrossing . . . Readers who enjoy Laurie R. Kingâ‚¬s noteworthy Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery series are in for a surprise.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"BookPage
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â‚¬Å“A chilling mystery and a haunting love letter to the Paris of Hemingwayâ‚¬s Lost Generation.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Library Journal

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0345531787
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345531780

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0345531787
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345531780

The Bones of Paris (Harris Stuyvesant)

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