The Art of Occupation
Published on 14. May 2026
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-4091-9040-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Fantastic! A must read for fans of Philip Kerr'
STEVE CAVANAGH
'An excellent historical series'
VASEEM KHAN
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING OCCUPATION SERIES
In the city of light, some deals are only made in the shadows.
When a corrupt art dealer is killed, Detective Eddie Giral descends into an underground world of stolen paintings, forged identities, and whispered deals with Nazi Occupiers.
As Eddie discovers links to a wealthy Jewish family's missing collection, the trail leads him to Paris's Jeu de Paume, where looted masterpieces have vanished - and where guarded curator Rose Valland gives nothing away.
But in Eddie's efforts to win her trust he forgets - can he trust her?
With Parisians turning against their neighbours to survive, and the different factions of the city's Occupiers entangling Eddie in their power struggles, the answers he needs lie in the museum's most secretive collection...
*****
PRAISE FOR CHRIS LLOYD'S OCCUPATION SERIES:
'Ranks alongside Alan Furst and Philip Kerr ... Powerful stuff'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A thoughtful, haunting thriller'
MICK HERRON
'Such a powerful and morally nuanced crime novel. Both a gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation'
ANDREW TAYLOR
'It's up there with luminaries such as Philip Kerr, Sebastian Faulks and Manda Scott - in fact, it's probably better than all of those'
DAVID YOUNG
'A haunting and eye-opening portrayal of life under occupation'
ADELE PARKS
'Lloyd does a masterly job of conjuring a hungry, defeated Paris. Eddie is a convincing protagonist; a flawed man trying his best to be a good one'
THE TIMES
STEVE CAVANAGH
'An excellent historical series'
VASEEM KHAN
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING OCCUPATION SERIES
In the city of light, some deals are only made in the shadows.
When a corrupt art dealer is killed, Detective Eddie Giral descends into an underground world of stolen paintings, forged identities, and whispered deals with Nazi Occupiers.
As Eddie discovers links to a wealthy Jewish family's missing collection, the trail leads him to Paris's Jeu de Paume, where looted masterpieces have vanished - and where guarded curator Rose Valland gives nothing away.
But in Eddie's efforts to win her trust he forgets - can he trust her?
With Parisians turning against their neighbours to survive, and the different factions of the city's Occupiers entangling Eddie in their power struggles, the answers he needs lie in the museum's most secretive collection...
*****
PRAISE FOR CHRIS LLOYD'S OCCUPATION SERIES:
'Ranks alongside Alan Furst and Philip Kerr ... Powerful stuff'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A thoughtful, haunting thriller'
MICK HERRON
'Such a powerful and morally nuanced crime novel. Both a gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation'
ANDREW TAYLOR
'It's up there with luminaries such as Philip Kerr, Sebastian Faulks and Manda Scott - in fact, it's probably better than all of those'
DAVID YOUNG
'A haunting and eye-opening portrayal of life under occupation'
ADELE PARKS
'Lloyd does a masterly job of conjuring a hungry, defeated Paris. Eddie is a convincing protagonist; a flawed man trying his best to be a good one'
THE TIMES
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
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Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 244 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
678 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-9040-0 (9781409190400)
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Straight after graduating in Spanish and French, Chris Lloyd hopped on a bus from Cardiff to Catalonia and stayed there for over twenty years. He has also lived in Grenoble - researching the French Resistance movement - as well as in the Basque Country and Madrid, where he taught English and worked in educational publishing and as a travel writer. He now lives in South Wales and is a translator and novelist.
Paris Requiem is his second novel set in Paris, featuring Detective Eddie Giral. The first, The Unwanted Dead, won the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award for best historical novel of the year, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Award.
Paris Requiem is his second novel set in Paris, featuring Detective Eddie Giral. The first, The Unwanted Dead, won the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award for best historical novel of the year, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Award.