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Madonna of Notre Dame
Madonna of Notre Dame | Alexis Ragougneau
4 posts | 2 read | 4 to read
Fifty thousand believers and photo-hungry tourists jam into Notre Dame Cathedral on August 15 to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. The next morning, a stunningly beautiful young woman clothed all in white kneels at prayer in a cathedral side chapel. But when an American tourist accidentally bumps against her, her body collapses. She has been murdered: the autopsy reveals disturbing details. Police investigators and priests search for the killer as they discover other truths about guilt and redemption in this soaring Paris refuge for the lost, the damned, and the saved. The suspect is a disturbed young man obsessed with the Virgin Mary who spends his days hallucinating in front of a Madonna. But someone else knows the true killer of the white-clad daughter of Algerian immigrants. This thrilling novel illuminates shadowy corners of the world s most famous cathedral, shedding light on good and evil with suspense, compassion and wry humor."
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Carolyn-HHI
The Madonna of Notre Dame | Alexis Ragougneau
Mehso-so

This book started out so promising; and I really did like the presentation of a gritty Paris and the main two characters, Father Kern and Magistrate Kauffman. However, the ending was so choppy, weird and even a misplaced impromptu confession by the “bad guy” to tie it all up with a bow.

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Carolyn-HHI
The Madonna of Notre Dame | Alexis Ragougneau
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My how I love contemporary French literature in translation. I vow to find and read more of it in 2018! Currently reading another fine selection from my New Vessel Press subscription. #dogsoflitsy #frenchliterature

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charminggoats
Madonna of Notre Dame | Alexis Ragougneau
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Finished book 3. I had to really push through this one. There's a lot of gross talk about women that didn't settle well with me. My cat Potter and I are taking an 8 hour break. We'll be back for round two in the morning! #24in48 #readathon #litsy

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charminggoats
Madonna of Notre Dame | Alexis Ragougneau
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Next up for the #24in48 - an interesting suspense novel about a murder in Notre Dame from a person who actually used to work there at the Cathedral!