Part of Series
Everybody hates Bruno Kahn. Except for those who love him. The smoothest of operators, he has wormed his way into one of the richest families in Paris, subjugating its elderly patriarch with his dark arts. The only remaining obstacle on his path is his victim's daughter, who will stop at nothing to free her father from Kahn's clutches. Including paying an unscrupulous freelance photographer to dog his footsteps and discover what he gets up to when no one is looking. What the photographer found out, nobody knows. He didn't manage to file his report before his battered corpse was found in a quiet passageway. So now it's up to Franck Guerin of the Brigade Criminelle to decide whether Kahn is simply the most charming of men or a silver-tongued devil. Or whether more sinister forces are at work that menace not just one family's cossetted existence but the very fabric of the nation. A worthy addition to the NOIR CHIC collection of sly and sophisticated tales of crime. Paris is known for many fashion houses; exquisite fragrances; luxury hotels. It's a city with high standards, and won't let them down for anyone - murderers included.
Author
David Barrie is a crime writer who has lived in Paris for over twenty years. The city looms large in his NOIR CHIC crime novels. A sense of place has always been one of the foundations of quality crime fiction. Barrie’s novels are true to the city in which they are set: stylish, sophisticated and crafted with an eye for the tiniest detail. As for Barrie’s own take on what he does, here’s an extract from a recent interview: “Crime fiction is a genre that has never turned its back on the simple pleasures of colourful characters and compelling plots. It’s not ashamed to be entertaining, even while it’s doing its best to keep the reader on his or her toes.” If it’s dark, alluring and has a wicked sense of style, it’s probably NOIR CHIC.
