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Jean-Francois Parot
Full Series List in Order
The Nicolas Le Floch Investigations
1 - The Chatelet Apprentice (Feb-2008)2 - The Man with the Lead Stomach (May-2008)
3 - The Phantom of Rue Royale (Jun-2009)
4 - The Nicholas Le Floch Affair (Feb-2010)
5 - The Saint-Florentin Murders (Nov-2010)
6 - The Baker's Blood (Apr-2012)
Book List in Order: 6 titles
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The Chatelet Apprentice
- Feb-2008
- / Historical
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Adapted for television in France, the first of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries tells the story of murder against the backdrop of the glittering court of Louis XV. 'All the twists, turns and surprises the genre demands' Independent on Sunday France, 1...
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The Man with the Lead Stomach
- May-2008
- / General Fiction
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October 1761 finds the newly-promoted Commisioner Le Floch on duty at a royal performance of Rameau's latest work.Events take a dramatic turn and Nicolas is soon embarked on his second major investigation when the body of a prominent courtier's son i...
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The Phantom of Rue Royale
- Jun-2009
- / Historical Mystery
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May 1770Paris is in mourning.At the firework display marking the Dauphin's marriage to Marie Antoinette, hundreds of people have been injured or crushed to death. Yet not all the victims died accidentally . . .The tragic incident on Place Louis XV yi...
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The Nicholas Le Floch Affair
- Feb-2010
- / Literary
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Adapted for television in France, the fourth of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries sees the protagonist accused of murdering a socialite - with whom he was about to end a stormy affair.'Parot succeeds brilliantly in his reconstruction of pre-revolutionar...
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The Saint-Florentin Murders
- Nov-2010
- / Literary
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Adapted for television in France, the third of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries sees the protagonist investigate the death of a maid in the house of the King's minister.'It's the superb Parisian detail and atmosphere that truly beguiles' Sunday Ti...
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The Baker's Blood
- Apr-2012
- / Mystery
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In the sixth of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries, Le Floch investigates a baker’s death amid outcry at soaring bread prices, told 'in splendid period detail' [Sunday Times].‘An engaging murder mystery' FT1775. Commissioner Nicolas Le Floch is on a ...