The Paris Lawyer edition by Sylvie Granotier Anne Trager Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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The Past & Present Collide in Paris
Winner of the Grand Prix Sang d’Encre crime fiction award in 2011, for the first time in English.
“A beautifully written and elegantly structured novel of a woman's attempt to solve the central mystery of her life, along with several other mysteries along the way. It captures the reader from the first page and never lets go.” — Thomas H. Cook, winner of the Martin Beck Award, Barry Award for Best Novel, Edgar Award for Best Novel
As a child, Catherine Monsigny was the only witness to a heinous crime. Now, she is an ambitious rookie attorney in sophisticated modern-day Paris. On the side, she does pro bono work and hits the jackpot a major felony case that could boost her career. A black woman is accused of poisoning her rich farmer husband in a peaceful village in central France, where the beautiful, rolling hills hold dark secrets. While preparing the case, Catherine’s own past comes back with a vengeance. This fast- paced story follows Catherine’s determined search for the truth in both her case and her own life. Who can she believe? And can you ever escape from your past? The story twists and turns, combining subtle psychological insight with a detailed sense of place.
“Fans of Elizabeth George and Ruth Rendell will eat this one up.” –Booklist
"This is a complex tale, skillfully told, that will keep you in suspense to the very end.” — Patricia MacDonald, Edgar-award nominee
“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 Paris Lawyer edition by Sylvie Granotier Anne Trager Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Initially, I found the style of writing a bit frustrating and confusing as to who the speaker or observer may have been. But, quickly, I discovered that the technique heightened the sense of tension in the story, giving the story more depth as the mulitple layers of intrigue in the stories were uncovered.Catherine, a young Paris lawyer finds her self taking on, essentially a pro bono representation of a woman accused of murder. At the same time, the past catches up to Catherine as she discovers more about her deceased mother. Catherine had been the only witness to her mother's murder, while still a tiny child trapped in her stoller. Now, as Catherine works to defend another on murder charges, her own life comes into review and she learns that things are not what they seem, nor is Catherine who she believes.
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The Paris Lawyer edition by Sylvie Granotier Anne Trager Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Got this in paperback and discovered that the print was too small so I gave it away and got a used hardback. I thin k I will like this author.
The Paris Lawyer started off with promise but never delivered. It almost seemed as if the author was deciding as she went along what would happen next. Then, when a plot twist did evolve, after an agonizing period of water treading, it was not followed up by a redirection of thinking or action. This book needed more character development and a more compellingly managed plot..
A very sad book. Luckily most of the time the world is not this bad. I read for fun, and this book has none in it.
The telling of this French rural spousal murder story became somewhat complex with the intertwining of the lawyer's own mother's past murder. I found the writing style difficult to follow and found myself having to read sentences and paragraphs again. Translation? Use of present tense? Some annoying typos too.
Somewhat disjointed. Tedious and often boring. The story itself isn't terrible, but the writing is strained. There is what is supposed to be a big reveal at the end. Perhaps the writer has forgotten that she told this to the reader fairly early on. The story line is so obvious (also unbelievable) that there is no suspense here. Disappointing.
After I figured out the time changes or flashbacks or setting changes, this was a great story.I wish whoever typed this for the had indicated more clearly when the narrator was switching times or situations. That was confusing; however, once I realized how this plot was put together, I adjusted accordingly. The story itself was very involving. I didn't want to put it down. I loved the setting as well, being the Frankophile that I am. There were several grammar/spelling/typo errors, but I try to ignore them as well as I can. The story itself and the main character definitely held my interest and made for an enjoyable reading experience. Just be aware of the time sequence changes with no warning.
Paris( France)
Dr. Claude Monsigny regarded himself as the model father for his model little daughter, Catherine Monsigny. Catherine did not know her mother, Violet, who was brutally murdered as a young women. The gruesome event took place when Violet took her little baby daughter, Catherine, in stroller for a walk, never to return. He would combine the roles of both parents in raising her and protecting her against anything sinister that might possibly bring more harm to her. He made sure that a personal holocaust of Violet's memory would be executed in ensuring that his baby girl would never again be reminded of that day. Catherine was not allowed to ever talk about her again. She did not even know where her mother was buried. She did not even know about "Devil's Wash, the place where Violet loved the rocks, the multiple waterfalls, the dark mystery and the crystalline cheerfulness."
As a young adult, twenty-five-year old Catherine Monsigny was on the brink of her first big murder case in the Creuse, France as a lawyer. Gaston Villetreix died and his African wife, Myriam (N'Bissi), was accused of murdering him. The case could mean a first big break for Catharine and she was willing to leave Paris and represent the accused in her home village in The Creuse region of France. However, before leaving Paris, she was defending Cedric Devers in an assault and battery case, in Paris, and she started to get flashbacks about her mother and the day of her murder. It would become more frequent when she arrived in the village, which startled and upset her since her memories were dormant for most of her life.
She was just a baby, way too young, to remember what really happened that day.
Her father never remarried. He never could replace the love he had for his wife. She was the girl he was waiting for his entire life. He instinctively knew that she is the change he has been waiting for, his future raison d'être. He will be the answer to her life's detour.
The following months would become a trial in more ways than one when she had to deal with two murder cases, her own love interests, as well as address betrayal, deception, secrets, suspicion and strange events. "Catherine remains calm. In any case, she has been reared never to raise her voice. Keep control. Stay calm. Emotional responses should be controlled, lest they overflow, heaving up debris like a tidal wave."
But most of all she had to learn the real meaning of love. Was it a hide-all for everything that can go wrong? Or was there really something like unconditional love. She also, for the first time in her life, had to address the suppressed emotions and memories behind her mother's death which kept her jailed behind high emotional walls. "Brutal, unexpected death, when it cuts off one life, interrupts others, which are cleanly amputated, left without any follow-up, no conclusion , eternally connected to nothing."
Myriam "suggested that love is a luxury enjoyed by those who do not have survival issues".
But despite everything she had to face "she(Catharine) wanted to believe that love had other faces and that when her turn arrived, she would be loved better."
"You build your house brick by brick, and even before putting on the roof, a catastrophe transforms it into a pile of stones, without you ever knowing who destroyed your universe one day or why."
While reading this murder mystery, and psychological thriller, par excellence the thought came up that this story was the work of a professional, without knowing anything about the author. All strings were nicely tied and secured. The ending was unique. In fact, it was one of the most refreshing and original I have read in a very long time.
Thriller, suspense, emotional drainer, fast-moving, nail-biting. And finally you will understand what love really means.
Five stars for keeping me glued and awake and beyond thrilled! You will walk away happy, that's guaranteed! Not only because of how the story played out, how the elements were securely blended together, but also because it was so brilliantly written.
Any adult, both genders, can read it.
I will undoubtedly read this author again.
Initially, I found the style of writing a bit frustrating and confusing as to who the speaker or observer may have been. But, quickly, I discovered that the technique heightened the sense of tension in the story, giving the story more depth as the mulitple layers of intrigue in the stories were uncovered.
Catherine, a young Paris lawyer finds her self taking on, essentially a pro bono representation of a woman accused of murder. At the same time, the past catches up to Catherine as she discovers more about her deceased mother. Catherine had been the only witness to her mother's murder, while still a tiny child trapped in her stoller. Now, as Catherine works to defend another on murder charges, her own life comes into review and she learns that things are not what they seem, nor is Catherine who she believes.
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