The Marais Assassin
A Paris Bookshop Mystery
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-80533-591-7 (ISBN)
Description
Parisian bookseller, Victor Legris, finds a new case to investigate very close to home, when his business partner's apartment is burgled. Curiously, the only item stolen is a decorative goblet of little value.
But on learning that two people with connections to the goblet have been murdered, Victor becomes convinced of its secret significance. How quickly can he bring the killing spree to an end, in a city beset by terrorist activity?
But on learning that two people with connections to the goblet have been murdered, Victor becomes convinced of its secret significance. How quickly can he bring the killing spree to an end, in a city beset by terrorist activity?
Reviews / Votes
A sturdy marriage of frothy style and abundant period detail, from obligatory tidbits about Toulouse-Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge to surprising sidelights on little-known but interesting people and ... * Kirkus Reviews * A pleasing story with well-executed characters, The Marais Assassin also provides a splendid tour of the Paris of another era * Richmond Times Dispatch * Claude Izner... brilliantly evokes 1890s Paris... in a cracking, highly satisfying yarn * Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pushkin Press
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80533-591-7 (9781805335917)
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Persons
Claude Izner is the pen-name of two Parisian sisters, Liliane and Laurence Korb who were booksellers on the banks of the Seine for many years. As a writing duo, the sisters published numerous novels, including the bestselling Paris Bookshop Mysteries. The series has sold more than 800,000 copies in France and been translated into eight languages. Liliane Korb passed away in 2022.
Lorenza Garcia translates from French and Spanish. Her two most recent translations are The Montmartre Investigation by Claude Izner, which she co-translated with Isabel Reid, and The Season of the Beast by Andrea H. Japp. She currently lives in London.
Isabel Reid studied History and French at Oxford University and has lived in France and Geneva. Her most translations are Wolf Hunt by Armand Cabasson and The Pere-Lachaise Mystery by Claude Izner.
Lorenza Garcia translates from French and Spanish. Her two most recent translations are The Montmartre Investigation by Claude Izner, which she co-translated with Isabel Reid, and The Season of the Beast by Andrea H. Japp. She currently lives in London.
Isabel Reid studied History and French at Oxford University and has lived in France and Geneva. Her most translations are Wolf Hunt by Armand Cabasson and The Pere-Lachaise Mystery by Claude Izner.