The French Widow

Hugo Marston, Book 9

By: Mark Pryor

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

A young American woman is attacked at a historic Paris chateau and four paintings are stolen the same night, drawing Hugo Marston into a case where everyone seems like a suspect. To solve this mystery Hugo must crack the secrets of the icy and arrogant Lambourd family, who seem more interested in protecting their good name than future victims. Just as Hugo thinks he's close, some of the paintings mysteriously reappear, at the very same time that one of his suspects goes missing.

While under pressure to catch a killer, Hugo also has to face the consequences of an act some see as heroic, but others believe might have been staged for self-serving reasons. This puts Hugo under a media and police spotlight he doesn't want and helps the killer he's hunting mark him as the next target....

©2020 Mark Pryor (P)2021 Tantor

Don’t bother!

Grim upsetting story, unlikeable characters, no entertainment value. Not especially atmospheric for Paris. Merely nasty, not fun.