{"product_id":"9781569477236","title":"Murder in Clichy (Aimee Leduc Series #5)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA botched assignment leaves Parisian P.I. Aimée Leduc in possession of a cache of priceless Vietnamese jade. The jade’s history is steeped in colonial bloodshed—and someone is willing to spill even more blood to get it back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate investigator Aimée Leduc has been introduced to the Cao Dai temple in Paris by her partner, René Friant. He urges her to learn to meditate: she could use a more healthful approach to life. The Vietnamese nun Linh has been helping Aimée to attain her goal, so when she asks Aimée for a favor—to go to the Clichy\u003ci\u003e quartier\u003c\/i\u003e to exchange an envelope for a package—René prompts Aimée to agree. But the intended recipient, Thadée Baret, is shot and dies in Aimée’s arms before the transaction can be completed, leaving Aimée with a wounded arm, a check for 50,000 francs, and a trove of ancient jade artifacts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhoever killed Baret wants the jade. The RG—the French secret service—a group of veterans of the war in Indochina and some wealthy ex-colonials and international corporations seeking oil rights are all implicated. And the nun, Linh, has disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128613880048,"sku":"9781569477236","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569477236_p0.jpg?v=1763790699","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569477236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}