“A beautifully written and elegantly structured novel of a woman’s attempt to solve the central mystery of her life, and several other mysteries along the way. It captures the reader from the first page, and never lets go.” –Edgar Award-winning author Thomas H. Cook

“Full of surprises and twists that will keep you reading late into the night.” –Cosmopolitan

“This is a suspense novel with an absolutely perfect atmosphere. The writing is subtle, racy, controlled. It is written with great art!” –RTL.be

“Everything in this book—the plot, the atmosphere, the characters, and the style—is perfectly mastered from beginning to end.” –L’Echo

“The author has a distinctive style and an unsurpassed talent for delving deep into her characters’ minds. It is a disturbing read.” –Madame Figaro

“Reading this is like having a fever. The author takes the reader from dark humor to cold anxiety at a diabolic pace.” –Notre temps

“The Paris Lawyer has a compelling heroine. She is a young attorney, working on a fascinating, mysterious case. But she is also a woman haunted by a tragic event in her own past, the murder of her mother. Sylvie Granotier interweaves the past and present with a sure hand, and her characters have a psychological depth which is rare in crime fiction today. This is a complex tale, skillfully told, that will keep you in suspense to the very end.” –Patricia MacDonald

"A powerful, well-written thriller, but also a meditation on the nature of love and marriage, and whether we can ever escape the past and reinvent ourselves.” -Crime Fiction Lover