{"product_id":"9781944665142","title":"Murder on the Champs-Elysees","description":"\"Mandon creates a gay lead character in a mainstream mystery, with refreshing and ingenious insight!...[The] characters are so human and absorbing they will follow you past the solution of this compelling and cleverly unique detective novel. This book consumed me, and though I read it weeks ago, I am still unable to let it go.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Kathryn Lynn Davis, New York Times bestselling author\u003cp\u003e\"Alex Mandon sets this forward-thinking mystery in a lush historical setting that unveils all the opulence of the era. Tightly plotted and evocative!\" \u003cbr\u003e-Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParis, 1900. The height of the Belle-Époque: decadence, wealth, hedonism...and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomicide investigator Guillaume Devré stands for the silenced victims, bound to seek justice as he makes his way from the wide boulevards frequented by the tout-Paris to the narrow byways of Montmartre, to the shadow of the Tour Eiffel and the lush elegance of Maxim's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the most famous courtesan in Paris becomes the prime suspect in the death of a wealthy young man, Inspector Devré is reluctantly drawn into the opulent parlors and witty manners of high society. As the investigation unfolds, he must contend with a bloodthirsty press and the outrageous behavior of his suspect...as well as his own prejudices and unfulfilled needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevré soon realizes that solving this murder could expose him and his darkest secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurder on the Champs-Élysées is the first in a new series featuring Inspector Guillaume Devré, a homicide detective from la Sûreté who lives a secret life on the fringes of respectable society, the powerful courtesan known as La Balise-with secrets of her own-and the gruff but brilliant American pathologist Dr. Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avid Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063331602672,"sku":"9781944665142","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944665142_p0.jpg?v=1763794466","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944665142","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}