Murder in the Sentier

An Aimée Leduc Investigation, Book 3

By: Cara Black

Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Anthony Award nominee Cara Black has garnered international acclaim for the authentic characterization and tantalizing suspense of her Aimée Leduc series. In this third entry—set in 1994 Paris—Aimée fears that a 1960s Communist gang is on the loose—and her long-lost mother just may be one of them.

Investigate another case with Aimée Leduc.

©2002 Cara Black (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

“A thoroughly engrossing story that’s never less than compelling.” (Publishers Weekly)

A tour a Paris with history and mystery thrown in.

Would you listen to Murder in the Sentier again? Why?

I love Cara Black's mystery books because I feel as if I'm right there in Paris. She includes such descriptive details about the city which she obviously loves that she could have a second career as a tour guide. She always includes some history as well. Her mysteries always keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. So you can travel, learn and be entertained all at once.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Aimee Le Duc is the best

Which character – as performed by Carine Montbertrand – was your favorite?

Again I think I'd pick Aimee. But the reader adds a different facet to the books. I had read several Cara Black books before I listened to any. So when I started with an Audible version I was thrilled. Because the reader is bilingual - or at least has a great accent in French - the books take on a totally different feel. She makes all the characters very real.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Where is my mother the terrorist?

Terrific story in present and past

I like this series because it's set in Paris and because it keeps getting better with each new installment. Aimee is almost obsessed about finding out what happened to her mother in this book and that helps to flesh out her character. Of course, she takes her usually wrong turns before finally solving the mystery, but that's as much her signature as the couture thrift store fashions she wears.
Fans of this series should enjoy this book and this reading.

Ahhh, the olden days of yore...

Set in 1994, but published in 2002, I find the dated nature for much of the contents actually rather charming. Seriously, I just used "charming"? Anyway... its pre 9/11, by a lot. Cell phones that don't tell emergency services who or where you are, (and what's this Caller ID thing you speak of?), public phone booths, everyone smoking everywhere and all the time (and no preaching or shaming about it), CD players next to tape decks, DSL connectivity is *the shite*, ID's aren't necessarily connected to your photo, online banking is a novel and... quaint idea - for those young folk, of course, terrorist attacks are things that happen, well, in *other places*, again of course... landline phones abound, passwords are 3 or 4 digit, and hackers search for lonely and unknown public phone connections for the fastest modem links. lol

Having lived through the era, and I actually had been living overseas in Europe at the time of this novel, I'm loving the trip down memory lane. Oh, and FYI - 5 francs = $1 USD (in 1994).

The story itself is OK, a bit strained connectivity wise, but enjoyable. I like it.

Liked book 1, but gave up on 2

The story is good enough w ample twist and unpredictable plot. I suspect 70s hippies would relate to the theme and timeframe of this story but by less than 2hrs left I could no longer ignore the nasal unpleasant voice of the reader and deleted the book.
Also, one doesn't "fall in love" w the protagonist in the sense of rooting for her or wanting her to win; I just didn't care about her or her woes--the writer's failure to have us depose her enemies or even sympathize with her.