In the second Victor Legris mystery, our protagonist investigates the disappearance of his former lover.
’Cracking’ The Guardian
Paris 1890. Lady’s maid Denise le Louarn fears the worst when her mistress, Odette de Valois, vanishes from the Père-Lachaise cemetery during a visit to her husband’s grave. All alone in the great metropolis, Denise knows just one person she can go to for help: Odette’s former lover, Victor Legris, When the frightened girl turns up at his bookshop and tells him her story, Victor feels there must be a simple explanation for her disappearance. But as he begins to look into the matter, it soon becomes clear that something sinister lies behind events at the Père-Lachaise.
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Lorenza Garcia translates from French and Spanish. She studied Spanish and Latin American History and Literature at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London and lived in France and Spain for fifteen years. She currently lives in London. She has translated the work of François Lelord, Claude Izner and Andrea Japp for Gallic Books.