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A Kriptatolvaj (2014)

by Mark Pryor(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Maxim Könyvkiadó Kft

series

Hugo Marston

review 1: Two tourists were discovered dead in Paris’ famous Pere Lachaise cemetery near American rock star Jim Morrison’s grave. Is there any connection between the victims and the dead cult hero? When the murdered young man is identified as Maxwell Holmes, the son of American senator Harris Holmes, and his companion as a Pakistani woman traveling under an assumed name, officials investigating the deaths suspect a link to a terrorist.But Hugo Marston, head of security at the American embassy in Paris, wants to investigate other possibilities, but the French police and the senator are focused on terrorism. The senator is sure that the woman was a terrorist trying to gain access to the embassy through a relationship with the senator’s son. The American ambassador J. Bradford... more Taylor, agrees with Hugo but even though he is pressured by the senator, he buys some time for Hugo to investigate. With the discovery of the theft of body parts from a grave at the cemetery—the leg bones of famous Moulin Rouge dancer Jane Avril—Hugo is convinced that the murder was not the work of a terrorist. Complicating matters is Hugo’s friend Tom Green, supposedly retired from the CIA, who is drinking to excess and spinning out of control. He is tapped to head the terrorism investigation, and his reckless behavior alarms Hugo.It’s a fast faced mystery, one that draws you in, with lots of conflict between characters. There is that great Paris backdrop and a creepy murderer. This book is the second in the series, after “The Bookseller.” If you like Michael Connelly and Ian Hamilton, this might be right up your alley.
review 2: It's amazing that this superb mystery was penned by a Travis-County, TX district attorney. The action takes place in Paris, and the local historical details and Parisian color are spot on. The heart of the story focuses on a psychopathic killer and a security officer assigned to the US embassy. The premise is unique, the locale is exotic, and the detective work is first-rate. I read the book while basking in a hammock on Key West, and came away sunburned and satisfied. less

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