Notwithstanding the frequent references to Nicole's cantaloupe-like breasts, I found the character of Enzo intriguing and sympathetic, especially as regards his efforts to reconnect with Kirsty, his daughter from his first marriage. If a refund or reimbursement is payable to you, we will transfer the money using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase. This review and others are also published on Twitter, Instagram and my webpage https://sandysbookaday. He turns beneath the nine metre span of the only remaining screen in all of Paris, a delicate tracery of stone carving and spiral staircase curling around slender columns soaring into blackness, and he stops beneath Christ on the cross, a calvary taken from the chapel of the Ècole Polytechnique to replace a predecessor destroyed during the Revolution. Peter May’s Lewis Trilogy was one of my first crime loves and is still one of my favourite crime series.

EXCERPT: Moonlight glances off the shiny surface of the cobbles worn smooth by the feet of holy men.There is a lot by way of coincidence, with things being stretched too far at times, yet you are pulled in. I'd recommend Extraordinary People to any reader who enjoys fast-paced, intriguing mysteries and quest-based adventures - anyone who enjoyed Dan Brown's 2003 phenomenon The Da Vinci Code would be likely to love this, too! This tiny isle off the coast of Brittany is the scene of a murder left shrouded in mystery and grief.

a rendezvous with the French Minister of Justice, otherwise known as the Garde des Sceaux, literally the Keeper of the Seals…. If you have never read one of his books before I would suggest starting with the Lewis Trilogy, but make sure you come back to this one. Having wagered that old murder cases could be solved using modern science, forensics expert Enzo Macleod must tackle the ‘cold’ case of Jacques Gaillard – but finds himself in danger when the investigation leads deep into the catacombs below Paris. Enzo is interesting and likeable but in the end Bertrand takes the prize for the strongest, fastest and totally best character.To say the investigation is cold is an understatement, but the challenge might be exactly what he needs to get his career off the side track and back on the fast track. With the help of an assistant, his daughter and her boyfriend, a girlfriend/psychologist, and a reporter, Enzo travels the width and breadth of France uncovering clues, following false leads and backtracking. He is elegant and elusive, putting in cameo appearances, knowing the right people to dig them out of difficulties, a man epitomised by his apartment. She is the most recent lover of his fellow investigator Raffin, which provides added tension to an already frayed relationship. I had read 3 of the others books (5 so far in all), so it did some useful backfilling of character development.