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Fiction, Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense
The third in the delightfully witty crime series set in late 19th century bohemian Paris, following the adventures of Bertie, Prince of Wales
Bertie is in Paris, a city which holds many attractions for him, not least the actress Sarah Bernhardt. It is the divine Sarah who informs him of a recent murder on the dance floor of the Moulin Rouge as the cabaret reached its climax. Bertie can never resist demonstrating his sleuthing skills and he rashly co-opts Bernhardt as his assistant.
When the French police make an arrest, Bertie is on the point of quitting Paris and abandoning the case. Prompted by Sarah, he discovers new clues and saves an innocent man from the guillotine . . .
Praise for Bertie And The Crime Of Passion
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Larky and light, but as always, with more gravitas than you'd suppose. - LITERARY REVIEW
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Britain's most distinguished amateur detective returns with another witty romp through the Victorian underworld... hugely enjoyable... keeps its tongue firmly in cheek and rattles along wonderfully. - EASTERN DAILY PRESS
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Jolly japes all round. - OXFORD TIMES
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Lovesey regally blends the beastly and the blithe in a crafty period delight - Sunday Times
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A lively evocation of fin de si?cle Paris - Publishers Weekly
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The incorrigible Bertie teams up with the divine Sarah Bernhardt for this high-spirited adventure, which takes place in the risqu? society of bohemian Paris during the 1890s ... What a delight to share in his education - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
Peter Lovesey
Peter Lovesey is the only living author in Britain to have received the two highest honours in crime writing - the Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers Association and Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He started with the Sergeant Cribb series set in Victorian London and later progressed to modern times with the award-winning Peter Diamond books set in Bath, his home for almost twenty years.
Now living in Shrewsbury with his wife Jax, whom he met at Reading University, he continues to reach and entertain new readers across the world.
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