Victor Legris (5 books in series)
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review 1: I like the Claude Izner books because I recognize the places in them, from our visits to Paris, and they are quite relaxing to read ... but to me, who likes gruesome psychological thrillers, well, I think they are a bit slow ... I don't know. I can't say tha I don't like them, bu...
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review 1: Un giallo spento e poco interessante, che ha come sfondo la Torre Eiffel e i padiglioni dell’esposizione universale del 1889 di Parigi. La trama promette all’inizio ma si spegne subito, perdendosi nelle elucubrazioni del protagonista, il libraio Victor Legris, personaggio insigni...
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review 1: This is the third mystery in the Victor Legris series and my favorite so far. The mystery is interesting as are the new characters introduced in connection with it. But my main enjoyment is from the fascinating dynamics between the characters. This is a series that especially nee...
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review 1: I always love a mystery... That is why I am so often forgiving when parts of it remain tangled. The Pere Lachaise Mystery was a book that could have been more captivating if there were less characters. I often lost track of who the people were and found myself looking back a gr...
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review 1: I liked neither the story nor most of the characters....I was also annoyed at the translation, which had telltale signs of a lack of understanding of either French or English or both. Also, sometimes the historical details read like the authors' recitation from their notes...Too ...