The Man with the Lead Stomach
By: Jean-François Parot;
Language: English
Quality: Good
Genre: Crime, Historical fiction,
ISBN: 9781906040123
SKU: BE501373911275
Pages: 338
Description: France 1761. Beyond the glittering court of Louis XV at Versailles, lies Paris, a capital in the grip of crime and immorality. . . . A police officer disappears and Nicolas Le Floch, a young recruit to the force, is instructed to find him. When unidentified human remains suddenly come to light, he seems to have a murder investigation on his hands. Le Floch will need all his skill, courage, and integrity to unravel a mystery which threatens to implicate the King and Madame de Pompadour. Jean-Francois Parot is a diplomat and historian.