Murder in Pigalle (An Aime Leduc Investigation)

New York Times Bestseller Cara Blacks fashionable Parisian P.I. Aime Leduc has a new look for her 14th adventure: five months pregnant.

June, 1998: Pariss sticky summer heat is even more oppressive than usual as rowdy French football fans riot in anticipation of the World Cup. Private investigator Aime Leduc has been trying to slow down her hectic lifestyleshes five months pregnant and has the babys well-being to think about now. But then disaster strikes close to home. A serial rapist has been terrorizing Pariss Pigalle neighborhood, following teenage girls home and attacking them in their own houses. Zazie, the 13-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimes favorite caf, has disappeared. The police arent mobilizing quickly enough, and when Zazies desperate parents approach Aime for help, she knows she couldnt say no even if she wanted to.


From the Hardcover edition.