Bitter Draughts
(The Paris Trilogy Book 2)
by Yves Fey
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Pub Date Apr 01 2022 | Archive Date Oct 26 2022
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Description
Paris 1989—the fin de siècle, a turbulent era when passions run as high as prejudice. In the midst of the infamous Dreyfus Affair, as anti-Semitic riots erupt all over Paris, Inspecteur Michel Devaux has a baffling murder to solve. Is it a crime of politics or a crime of passion? As death follows death, Devaux traces their tangled threads from the privileged classes to the seamy Paris underworld. Help comes from unlikely sources: a crime lord, a clairvoyant, a crazy woman who feeds the cemetery cats, and an old friend from the Foreign Legion. Devaux’s calm harbor amid chaos is his friendship with the talented, beautiful American artist, Theodora Faraday. But as he struggles with his own horrific past, Devaux is reluctant to accept her help—because he’s falling in love with her.
Advance Praise
“Set against the vicious turmoil surrounding the Dreyfus affair, this twisty mystery resonates with themes such as the power of the public press, racial intolerance, and the quest for justice and truth.” — Karen Odden, author of A Trace of Deceit and Down a Dark River.
“Fey…renders a reader utterly gobsmacked at the sheer brilliance of the prose, which is reminiscent of classic literary writers like Mary Shelley, Victor Hugo, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.” — D.K. Marley of The Historical Fiction Company
“…Tense, mysterious, and compelling.. Every unique point of view allowed the reader to see so many unexpected story details from a completely different angle. The plot, including mystery, history, art, and romance, was incredibly well balanced.”— The Literary Titan
“Fey’s prose is luscious, sensual and detailed; her characters are complex and sympathetic. Get lost in the Bohemian alleys of Montmartre, carouse in the cafés till the wee hours, and luxuriate in the lush descriptions of art, love, food, friendship and even Tarot card readings that uncover secrets and foretell doom.” – Mary F. Burns, author of the John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780985942106 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
