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Middle-aged American Lambert Strether, sent to Paris by his patron Mrs. Newsome to find her son Chad and bring him home, finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman, and soon follows suit, letting himself be swept away by the charms of the city and the mysterious Madame de Vionnet.
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Aimee Leduc investigations volume 11
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Cara Black's best-selling Aimee Leduc mysteries feature a streetwise PI who calls Paris her home. In her 11th outing, Aimee is faced with her most daunting challenge yet. Her godfather and mentor Commissaire Morbier is accused of murder, and it's up to Aimee to clear his name. But as she investigates, she uncovers a terrifying conspiracy involving police corruption and Basque terrorists.
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Aimee Leduc investigations volume 10
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Cara Black has won fans around the globe for her Paris-based mysteries starring AimEe Leduc. When suspicion falls on AimEe after her partner is shot, the beleaguered sleuth must race to prevent more violence.
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Aimee Leduc investigations volume 19
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Aimee Leduc is about to go onstage to give the keynote address at a tech conference that is sure to secure Leduc Detective some much-needed business contracts when she gets an emergency phone call from her daughter's playgroup: Aimee's own mother, who was supposed to pick up Chloe, never showed. Abandoning her hard-won speaking gig, Aimee rushes to get Chloe, annoyed that, yet again, her mother has let her down. But as Aimee and Chloe are leaving...
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Pink Carnation novels volume 9
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Dutton
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c 2012
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English
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An atrocious poet teams up with an American widow to prevent Napoleon's invasion of England.
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Aimee Leduc investigations volume 13
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English
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Soloing the detective agency when her long-term partner leaves for a new job, Aimee is hired by a mysterious elderly Russian man to protect a valuable painting that is stolen before Aimee can start her work, a situation that is complicated by the client's murder and dangerous adversaries who also seek the painting.
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Hugo Marston novels volume 1
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When his bookseller friend, a former Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter, is kidnapped and other booksellers are murdered, Hugo Marston, head of security for the U.S. embassy in Paris, discovers a shocking conspiracy.
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It's true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in a chocolate factory, but that doesn't necessarily mean she knows how to make chocolate. And when a fateful accident gives her the opportunity to work at Paris's elite chocolatier Le Chapeau Chocolat, Anna expects to be outed as a fraud. After all, there is a world of difference between chalky, mass-produced English chocolate and the gourmet confections Anna's new boss creates. But with a bit of luck and...
15) The black widow
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 16
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Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin, is poised to become the chief of Israel secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again.
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Lucien Bernard, an architect, is offered a large sum of money to outsmart the Gestapo by devising unique hiding places for Jews, though he knows that anyone caught helping them will be tortured and killed by the Germans. Danger is everywhere: Lucien's mistress, Adele, a successful fashion designer, has an affair with a Gestapo colonel. Lucien's new assistant will betray him in a heartbeat. Offered a juicy German factory commission that involves...
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Lake Union Publishing
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[2021]
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The friendship between Rory Grant and Soline Roussel brings back memories of Soline's family's Paris bridal salon and their losses during World War II, both material and emotional.
For generations Soline Roussel's family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris. It is said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. Devastating losses during World War II leave Soline's world and heart in ruins and her faith in love...
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Known for its luxurious accommodations and bespoke service, the Hotel Louis XVI has been the most lauded boutique hotel in all of Paris for decades, attracting an international clientele of the rich and famous. Now, after four years of renovations and the death of its legendary and beloved manager, it is set to reopen its doors at last. An esteemed group of loyal returning guests is set to descend upon the hotel, joined by a number of new faces who...
20) Turning point
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Bill Browning heads the trauma unit at San Francisco's busiest emergency room, SF General. With his ex-wife and daughters in London, he immerses himself in his work and lives for rare visits with his children. A rising star at her teaching hospital, UCSF at Mission Bay, Stephanie Lawrence has two young sons, a frustrated stay-at-home husband, and not enough time for any of them. Harvard-educated Wendy Jones is a dedicated trauma doctor at Stanford,...
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