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Murder in the Latin Quarter (Aimee Leduc) by Cara Black (view source)
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|author=Cara Black
|reviewer=Sue Magee
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|pages=368
|publisher=Robinson Publishing
|date=April 2010
|isbn=978-1849013147
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And there is action aplenty. Aimée is not one to spend a lot of time cogitating before she springs into action. Occasionally you wish that you could read with your eyes closed because you're sure that something nasty is about to happen. It usually does too, as Aimée lurches from scrape to close escape. Her impetuosity should be balanced by René's calm logic, but he's very much the junior partner.
Despite the fact that the story is rather over-shadowed by the action it is still a very good plot. Haiti has been in the news recently and it was thought-provoking to realise that the country had considerable difficulties even before the 2010 earthquake. It's shaming that poor countries receive so little quality help from the richer countries. At the end of the book , I felt that I understood much more about Haiti, but even less about why it should be that way.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag. We also have a review of [[Murder in Saint-Germain by Cara Black]].
For another Parisian crime novel where you can really smell the coffee , we can recommend [[Wasp-Waisted by David Barrie]]. We can also recommend the work of [[:Category:Fred Vargas|Fred Vargas]].
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