LITERATURE + LECTURES

L'Alliance Francaise and Murder by the Book, present Cara Black,  Tuesday, March 30, at the French Alliance, 427 Lovett Blvd., Houston, TX 77006.

Best-selling crime writer Cara Black will sign & discuss her new Aimée Leduc novel, Murder in the Palais Royal (Soho; $25), at a special event at Houston's Alliance Francaise. The event will include a special PowerPoint presentation of photos taken by Cara of the various Paris locations where her books are set!

In Murder in the Palais Royal, her partner, René, has been shot, and eyewitnesses have identified Aimée as the culprit. A mysterious deposit has been made to their firm's bank account, interesting the taxman in their affairs. Someone seems to be impersonating Aimée; someone wants revenge. Two murders ensue. How do they relate to the youth whom Aimée's testimony sent to jail in the very first Aimée Leduc investigation, Murder in the Marais?

Cara Black spends a lot of time in Paris, but lives in San Francisco with her husband, a bookseller, and their teenage son. She is a member of the Paris Société Historique in the Marais and is an accomplished photographer. All of her books in the series are available at Murder by the Book, where manager David Thompson reports that this “arrondissement by arrondissement” series of books is very popular with Francophiles and mystery lovers alike.