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Hugo Marston’s friend Paul Rogers dies unexpectedly in a locked room at the American Library in Paris. The police conclude that Rogers died of natural causes, but Hugo is certain mischief is afoot. As he pokes around the library, Hugo discovers that rumors are swirling around some recently donated letters from American actress Isabelle Severin. The reason: they may indicate that the actress had aided the Resistance in frequent trips to France toward the end of World War II. Even more dramatic is the legend that the Severin collection also contains a dagger, one she used to kill an SS officer in 1944. Hugo delves deeper into the stacks at the American library and finally realizes that the history of this case isn’t what anyone suspected. But to prove he’s right, Hugo must return to the scene of a decades-old crime. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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A book with Paris and libraries? I can't pass that up, even if it is a mystery (I can never figure mysteries out).
My husband loves mysteries. A sign of a good mystery is that you can only figure a little bit of it out. If that's true, then this is a good mystery. I figured out the bad guy, but I didn't figure out the reasons.
It's the story of Hugo Marston who works in Paris as security for the embassy. One of his friends dies unexpectedly in a locked room at the American museum where he works. Hugo gets involved.
Good fun.