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Jacquot's back,working the mean streets of Marseilles…When the sixteen-year-old daughter of wealthy Parisian parents – and the niece of Marseilles' Chief Examining Magistrate – goes missing, Jacquot is brought in from a dead-end posting in the Lubéron to find her. With no ransom demand forthcoming, the authorities fear the worst.Working undercover for the first time in his career, Jacquot finds himself in the dark and dangerous underworld of his beloved city, locked in a deadly battle of wits with a woman whose long and unforgiving memory is matched only by her taste for pain.Reviews for the Jacquot series…"The Marseilles scene seems to be written by a native. O'Brien's ability to deliver a sense of place makes him worth watching."– The Washington Post (US)"Jacquot is an excellent character, no doubt set for a long and entertaining career, and the scenery of corruption in the South of France is very well painted indeed."– The Birmingham Post"O'Brien's portrait of the Marseilles underworld is deliciously dark and shadowy."– Curiousbookfans"Murder, mayhem, and the seedy side of Marseilles make for a mesmerising mix."– The Northern Echo
331 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2023
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April 30, 2024
I'm going through a phase at the moment of re-reading old favourites and the Daniel Jacquot books have long been on my list as he is, without doubt, one of my favourite detectives. But is it him or Marseilles where he works? Probably a combination of the two.
When the sixteen-year-old daughter of wealthy Parisian parents – and the niece of Marseilles' Chief Examining Magistrate – goes missing, Jacquot is brought in to find her. With no ransom demand forthcoming, the authorities fear the worst. Jacquot goes undercover in Marseilles and discovers a child trafficking network. Along the way, he has to deal with a beautiful young woman who is able to see and sense things, a jealous rival cop, a number of seedy small-time crooks, two deadly Corsican hitmen, and their boss, the sadistic daughter of a Marseilles crime lord.
Brutal and bloody (some of the deaths and torture scenes are hard to read), this is a fantastic crime novel. And I really need to visit Marseilles.
When the sixteen-year-old daughter of wealthy Parisian parents – and the niece of Marseilles' Chief Examining Magistrate – goes missing, Jacquot is brought in to find her. With no ransom demand forthcoming, the authorities fear the worst. Jacquot goes undercover in Marseilles and discovers a child trafficking network. Along the way, he has to deal with a beautiful young woman who is able to see and sense things, a jealous rival cop, a number of seedy small-time crooks, two deadly Corsican hitmen, and their boss, the sadistic daughter of a Marseilles crime lord.
Brutal and bloody (some of the deaths and torture scenes are hard to read), this is a fantastic crime novel. And I really need to visit Marseilles.
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