Murder in Belleville

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The second book in the Aimée Leduc series, she is asked to do some surveillance on a friend's husband but Aimée decides not to help but ends up helping her friend anyway as a car bomb goes off with the friend inside. I like that is set in Paris, it was an enjoyable read.

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kspenmoll

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

#weeklyforcast #audiomystery #nonfiction #mysteryoftheweek
With Thanksgiving this week, I decided to make my reading predictions with success in mind. 😉

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keithmalek Say Nothing is outstanding. It's one of the best books I've read this year, and the best book I've ever read about the Troubles. 5y

kspenmoll @keithmalek Only on p. 96 but loving it- almost written like a novel. 5y

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gradcat

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

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I think I‘m enjoying these books more than the others in my buddy group, but I‘m hoping they‘ll get better for you guys. Aimee LeDuc is a crafty sort. She‘s trying to get her computer security firm off the ground, but every time she & her partner are about to get a contract, murder intervenes, and LeDuc is required to get after solving it. Because this book centers around undocumented Algerian immigrants (pieds-noirs), it is timely right now, ⬇️

Crazeedi, Tove_Reads, Andrew65, EadieB

gradcat ⬆️ (Cont.) even though it was published in 2000. I think Black does such an exceptional job in establishing the scene and coloring in the areas in Paris where the action is taking place, that I can forgive a few “minor” details concerning say, gaps in her computer tech knowledge, or too many underwritten characters, or even the occasions where the reader must suspend disbelief. But those problems are there. If you can get past those problems, and (edited) 6y

gradcat ⬆️ (Cont.) want a fast-paced, action-filled, fun read, the Aimee LeDuc series will be a good one for you. She is rather like a comic-book superhero in some of the action. All in all, the books are good fun, and certainly evocative of Paris. (edited) 6y

EadieB @gradcat I just finished the 3rd book, Murder in the Sentier. 6y

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Jerdencon I think I‘ve read the first six or seven of these books and really enjoy them! I need to get back to the series. 6y

Tove_Reads I was meant to get the tagged book this week, but we have a postal strike. Some geniuses think it‘s fine to cut wages by 30-50%! I would be on strike as well! 6y

Crazeedi I have the 3rd book on kindle, will get to it very soon @EadieB @Tove_Reads @gradcat !!!!!😊 6y

gradcat @EadieB Already?!?! Omigosh! I‘m way late...are we still doing the 22nd of the month? 6y

gradcat @Jerdencon You could join our buddy read when we catch up with you if you would like...♥️ 6y

gradcat @Tove_Reads I agree! I think that is a big chunk of money to have taken away from one‘s salary. Where do you live? 6y

EadieB @gradcat I read it during the readathon but yes the date for these books is the 22nd of the month. I needed an audio and it was already downloaded. (edited) 6y

gradcat @Crazeedi I already have it as well, but I guess I don‘t know exactly how the buddy reads work. Are we still doing one a month on or around the 22nd of each month? 6y

gradcat @EadieB Okay, Eadie, thanks so much for the clarification. This is my first buddy read, so I‘m really unfamiliar with the process. ♥️ 6y

EadieB @gradcat I have a hard time following rules sometime and go off and do my own thing! Me bad! 6y

gradcat @EadieB Not at all! You‘re so funny! No, I just don‘t really know how everything works on Litsy, and truth be told? I have a hard time following rules as well! 😂 6y

EadieB @gradcat Ha Ha! I knew there was a reason that I liked you so much! My kinda girl! 6y

Jerdencon @gradcat that would be great - keep me posted! 6y

Jerdencon @gradcat I just read check and I‘ve read up to the 6th so let me know when you are up to 7 6y

gradcat @Jerdencon Will do! But if it helps, we‘re reading one a month (beginning on the 22nd of each month), and this month we start number 3, tagged. So that would put 7 at January 22, 2020—I hope that‘s not too far away. You can certainly join in our conversations and/or write your reviews when we write ours. We‘re easy!!

Murder in the Sentier

gradcat @EadieB 😉 6y

Tove_Reads @gradcat Finland. This is a big shock to many people here. 6y

Jerdencon Sounds good!!👌 6y

Andrew65 @gradcat I was still working towards the 22nd for the next book (book 3), harder for me now I am back at school, massively cuts my reading time. I have really enjoyed the two books but didn‘t enjoy the theme of book 2 as much as the theme in book 1. Loved that theme. First book 4.5 stars, second book 4 stars. 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB Bad Eadie 😂😂😂 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 That's me! Even my doctor asks me “Why don't you do what you are suppose to do?“ My answer, “it's just my personaliity!“ lol 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB I think I‘ll be getting the same comments from the doctor later this week! 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 Hope things go well for you! 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB Hoping he can help settle my Gerd and acid reflux. 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 Maybe you drink too much Pepsi! lol It's always the things you love that do you in!

https://www.healthcentral.com/article/can-i-drink-soda-if-i-have-acid-reflux (edited) 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB Even stopped that but making no difference. Been a good boy! 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 That's good! I take prilosec. It's an acid reducer. I guess it's best to let the doctor diagnose your problem. 6y

Andrew65 @EadieB On Pantaprazole And Zantac at moment to reduce acid but just not doing it. 😠 6y

EadieB @Andrew65 I think you have to wait for the inflamation to calm down and you will probably have to eat foods that are not too spicy and just drink water as tea, coffee, carbonated beverages are not good either. (edited) 6y

gradcat @Tove_Reads That is really such a huge chunk! Is your postal service run by the government? 6y

gradcat @Andrew65 I understand that. I read a lot of things (including newspapers & journals) at the same time, so I‘m certainly not very speedy (as is obvious), so no pressure! 6y

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Crazeedi

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

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4 ⭐ #SummersEndReadathon @Clwojick
#24B4Monday #SeriesRead @TheSpineView
Book 2 Aimee Leduc has to find out who killed Sylvie, her friend Anaïs husband's "lover". This takes her to the underside of the Bellville streets. Add a hunger strike by the organization trying to keep the Algerians from being deported, and the story has lots of twists. @Andrew65 @EadieB @gradcat @Tove_Reads

Clwojick Way to go! 📚🙌🏻 6y

EadieB Great! You finished the book! Nice review! 6y

gradcat You‘re already finished...great job! I‘m so glad you liked it! 😊 6y

Andrew65 I enjoyed the book but didn‘t enjoy the theme of this one as much as the first one. @EadieB @gradcat 6y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 I wasnt as thrilled with this theme either, but still worth reading. Interested to see what book 3 is. @EadieB @gradcat 6y

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EadieB

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

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Paris April 1944. A hunger strike to protest strict immigration laws escalates among the Algerian immigrants. Car bombing and Aimee & her friend, Anais, barely escape. Aimee will investigate to find out the truth behind the bombing. The plot is complex and the characters are many to keep track of. I like the French history in these books and Black's writing is very interesting. Look forward to 3rd book in the series & highly recommend this one.

Crazeedi, Tove_Reads, Andrew65, gradcat

EadieB #MurderinBelleville #CaraBlack 6y

Crazeedi I'm halfway through, hope to finish tonight or tomorrow! I do like this series! 6y

EadieB @Crazeedi Me too! 6y

gradcat Omigod!! You‘re already finished? I‘m just starting right now...oops!! 6y

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Twocougs

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Always a quick and enjoyable (feels wrong saying that about a murder mystery) are Cara Black‘s novels. Only problem is, makes me miss my beloved Paris. Private Detective Aimee Laduc is a bad ass!

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melissajayne

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

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It was ok. Moved at a quick clip. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #litsyatoz #letterm #m #24in48

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melissajayne

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

Book no.2 for #24in48

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HardcoverHearts

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

I finally finished all of my Oxford books and I am so happy to read whatever I want to again! I am trying to load up on Paris novels so that I get into the ‘ joie du vivre‘ and ‘esprit‘ of the city. I like these books so this seemed like a great place to start. Any great modern books set in Paris that I should read?

LeahBergen I have this one waiting on my shelf ... Have you read

The Dud Avocado

HardcoverHearts @LeahBergen No, but I have heard buzz about it! What a great idea. Thank you! Stacking now!! 7y

LeahBergen Oh, good! 👍🏼 7y

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Well-ReadNeck

Murder in Belleville | Cara Black

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Book two of Cara Black's Aimee Leduc series. I adore finding new mystery series, especially if they have a long backlist. This one seems to be a good one. Would love to know what your favorite mystery series is!!!

Well-ReadNeck If you are interested, book one in the series is Murder in Marais. 📚 9y

Dragon I suggest Louise Penny's books. Gamache is her detective and Quebec's towns and cities are the background 9y

Well-ReadNeck @Dragon Ooooh, Quebec sounds fun! 9y

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mrldg I second the suggestion of Louise Penny's books (and a new one is due out in August), but also Jacqueline Winspear's series about Maisie Dobbs., 9y

Dragon They are and there's lots of books full of some fun, some strange characters 9y

StaceyKondla The John Cardinal series by Giles Blunt. Book one is called Forty Words For Sorrow. This series is fairly gritty, but so good! 9y

Rabbitandraven Dorothy Sayer's Lord Peter Wimsey series. 9y

Thekelburrows Tana French for deliciously dark. Dorothy Sayers for sassy British 1920s fun. 9y

Titania I'm not much of a mystery reader, but I love Tana French's books. Oh, and CJ Box (if you can call his books mysteries). 9y

RealLifeReading Laurie R King's Mary Russell series and Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce!

The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen

winemom Tana French is wonderful, so far. I just got into her, too. 9y

SarahK The Fjallbacka series by Camilla Lackburg. Spilling CID by Sophie Hannah 9y

Suzze Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series, Alan Bradley's Flavia DeLuce series, and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series. 9y

alisonrose I don't read much mystery but I definitely love Tana French! Also my friend who is a big mystery fan likes Donna Leon a lot 9y

BookishFeminist Tana French! Also Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins mysteries, Stieg Laarson's Millennium Trilogy & Kathy Reichs are fun, too. I've yet to try these, but I have also heard great things about Attica Locke, William Kent Krueger, Tony Hillerman & James Ellroy (though not sure if he writes series). 9y

Gleefulreader I've always been partial to both Elizabeth George and Anne Perry! 9y

Bookquilter Louise Penny's Three Pines series; the Maise Dobb's series; Charles Todd's Bess Crawford series and Craig Johnson's Longmire series 9y

jetspins24 Tana French is fantastic, and I think the Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) mysteries are fun and keep getting better and better. 9y

Lizpixie Elizabeth George, Peter Robinson, Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs, Karin slaughter, Ann cleeves & Jo Nesbo are some of my favorites. 9y

Dogearedcopy Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt; narrated by Grover Gardner - A wealthy NJ lawyer who loves dogs, football, and his girlfriend gets his clients off the hook by investigating their crimes; Fun & funny; Great mental floss books 😊

Open and Shut

Dogearedcopy Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke - A deputy sheriff in Louisiana solves cases. Grittier fare without being violence porn, each novel also reads like a love letter to New Iberia

Neon Rain

Dogearedcopy The Commander Camille Verhœven series by Pierre Lemaitre - Set in 21st c. Paris, this has graphic violence; but is also brilliant. Only a trilogy so far...

Irene: The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy

Sharanya The Nell Sweeney mysteries, by P.B. Ryan. Though I confess, they're more romantic than mysterious at times. Excellent writing, though!

Still Life with Murder

Jessisreading Both the Amelia Peabody and Vicki Bliss mysteries by Elizabeth Peters. Clever, fun, and the AP series is at least 20 strong. 9y

erzascarletbookgasm Oh, I am ecstatic..I think I've found some kindred spirit here! So many favourites. From Flavia de Luce, Albert Campion, Inspector Morse, DCI Tom Barnarby, Richard Jury, Maisie Dobbs, Adam Dalgliesh to Tom Thorne, Dublin Murder Squad, and recently CI Gamache series! (Oopps, I can go on and on...) 9y

Ehbooklover Louise Penny. The first in the series is

Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

lowellette William Kent Krueger 9y

missfarin Echoing the recs for Tana French, the Maisie Dobbs series, and Robert Galbraith. I also just binged on the Grantchester mysteries by James Runcie, which were super fun. 9y

quirkyreader P.D. James / 9y

quirkyreader Darn stupid iPad, P.D. James's Dalgeliesh series, Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford, and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench series. 9y

Imagineannie Louise Penny, Deborah Crombie and Donna Leone. All beautifully written, great main characters, interesting settings and lots of books per series. If you like something more old school American you can't go wrong with Robert Parker's Spencer mysteries. 9y

Bookdodger Michael Dibdin, Andrea Camilleri, and Colin Cotterill's Dr. Siri Paiboun series are my go to mysteries when I want to reward myself! 9y

GuiltyFeat Robert Parker's Spenser books are masterful... and funny. Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series is essential. George Pelecanos has a few (overlapping) series. James Ellroy published the LA Quartet and the Underworld Trilogy (and three books featuring Lloyd Hopkins). 9y

GuiltyFeat Lawrence Block has several series characters starting with Matt Scudder, Bernie Rhodenbarr and Keller. And the grand-daddy of them all must be Ed McBain who published over 50 novels about the bulls in the 87th Precinct. I'm not even half way through those yet. 9y

BookNotes Longmire series by Craig Johnson 9y

Well-ReadNeck Awesome sauce!!!! Thanks everyone!!! Keep 'em coming, mystery lovers! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 9y

sisilia Sue Grafton's alphabet series 😘 9y

WanderingBookaneer The Robert Galbraith books. 9y

[DELETED] 2232195534 A lot of my favorites have already been mentioned. Most favorite is Louise Penny or Deborah Crombie. Galbraith, French, Craig Johnson. One new to that I've just caught up on is Julia Keller, set in West Virginia. I read lots of mysteries. My favorite genre by far. 9y

MrBook The "Gods of Gotham" series. It's unique since it takes place when NYC founded its police force. Really works in taking you back to that time period. 9y

ValerieAndBooks Sue Grafton (and it's easy to keep track of what order to read them in 😉)! 9y

[DELETED] 3323341091 janwillem van de wetering's amsterdam murder brigade series is great. as is daniel woodrell's Bayou Trilogy. 9y

Well-ReadNeck You guys rock!!! 9y

marixa I've read every single Elizabeth George novels in the Inspector Lynley series. They're smart and long and compelling. Also usually a bit twisted. 9y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sara Paretsky or any of the V.I. Warshawski novels

Blacklist

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Elizabeth George or any of the Inspector Lynley novels

A Great Deliverance: An Inspector Lynley Novel: 1

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Maybe Elizabeth Peters and the Amanda Peabody series

Crocodile on the Sandbank

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Or Nora Roberts/JD Robb In Death series

Vengeance in Death

Riveted_Reader_Melissa And if you liked Veronica Mars, I've been enjoying the book spin offs from that series

Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

Aleida Elizabeth George 9y

ReadingMeagan Have you read any of the Flavia De Luce books by Alan Bradley? Love'em!. I also love Deborah Crombie! The early Decker novels by Faye Kellerman are good, I second the Veronica Mars love 😊 9y

ReadingMeagan The Irene Kelly books by Jan Burke are also some of my favourites! 9y

zembla I third Dorothy L. Sayers! And I've recently become a big fan of M. R. C. Kasasian's Gower Street Detective series, starting with

The Mangle Street Murders

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