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La donna del Père-Lachaise (Victor Legris #2)
Parigi, 1890. Victor Legris è abituato a ogni sorta di avventori nella sua libreria in rue des Saints-Pères, ma non si aspetta certo l'irruzione di Denise, la domestica della sua ex amante Odette de Valois. La ragazza è sconvolta: aveva un appuntamento con la sua padrona al cimitero del Père-Lachaise, presso la tomba del marito della donna, ma giunta presso la cappella di...more
Mass Market Paperback, Teadue, 322 pages
Published
January 1st 2008
by TEA
(first published January 1st 2003)
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I always love a mystery... That is why I am so often forgiving when parts of it remain tangled. The Pere Lachaise Mystery was a book that could have been more captivating if there were less characters. I often lost track of who the people were and found myself looking back a great deal. To be honest with you, I didn't even like the main characters at all. However, the plot and setting were interesting enough to keep my attention. Apparently this book is part of a series wherein bookseller Victor...more
вот – и второй роман из серии детективных приключений парижского книготорговца виктора легри. на сей раз – год 1890, самое его начало, несколько месяцев спустя после того, как закончились таинственные убийства, связанные с эйфелевой башней, но еще до того, как окончательно вступит в силу неотвратимый «конец века», внеся в жизнь совершенно иные настроения.
и, как всегда, начну с послесловия, исключительно интересного, важного и ценного. которое, наверное, надо было бы ставить как предисловие и пр...more
и, как всегда, начну с послесловия, исключительно интересного, важного и ценного. которое, наверное, надо было бы ставить как предисловие и пр...more
Aptly entitled a 'Mystery' because for me it still remains one. The setting is ideal, turn of the century Paris, but the storyline baffles me. I get the gist of it but the detail and who the heck is who and who did what escapes me completely. And who went missing and why? I don't know.
The idea of the sleuth, as it were, being a bookseller really appealed to me but this aspect of his character seems to get lost in the morass except for one or two occasions when it surfaces. And as for the other c...more
The idea of the sleuth, as it were, being a bookseller really appealed to me but this aspect of his character seems to get lost in the morass except for one or two occasions when it surfaces. And as for the other c...more
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Apr 11, 2012
Gina
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
french-fiction
This is the second in a series of books featuring the crime-solving Parisian bookseller Victor Legris.
It is 1890, and Odette de Valois, ex-lover of Left Bank bookseller and amateur sleuth Victor Legris, has disappeared whilst visiting her husband's grave at Père-Lachaise cemetery. Her maid, Denise, fears the worst and, in a dreadful state and knowing not a soul in Paris who can help her aside from her mistress' ex-lover, enlists Victor's help. At first reluctant to become involved, believing tha...more
It is 1890, and Odette de Valois, ex-lover of Left Bank bookseller and amateur sleuth Victor Legris, has disappeared whilst visiting her husband's grave at Père-Lachaise cemetery. Her maid, Denise, fears the worst and, in a dreadful state and knowing not a soul in Paris who can help her aside from her mistress' ex-lover, enlists Victor's help. At first reluctant to become involved, believing tha...more
Sedotta dall'immagine in copertina e dall'ambientazione retrò mi sono fiondata su questo libro immaginando una qualche somiglianza, almeno per quanto riguarda l'atmosfera, con i racconti del maestro Poe. Ahimè, Victor Legris non è certamente Auguste Dupin e la Parigi delle sorelle Lilian Korb e Laurence Lefèvre ( Claude Izner è il loro nome de plume) non è quella de I delitti della Rue Morgue.
Victor Legris è un libraio che "respira più volentieri l'odore del sangue che quello della carta", e in...more
Victor Legris è un libraio che "respira più volentieri l'odore del sangue che quello della carta", e in...more
This is second in a series that finds Victor Legris, a Parisian bookseller, at the heart of solving a murder mystery.
In Paris in the late 19th century many wealthy frenchmen got wrapped up in being part of the construction of the great Panama Canal. The concept was one of adventure and potentially GREAT financial gain- Armand de Valois was one of these frenchmen.
The story revolves around his life and death, the grief and latter passing of his widow Odette, and almost anyone who had touched her l...more
In Paris in the late 19th century many wealthy frenchmen got wrapped up in being part of the construction of the great Panama Canal. The concept was one of adventure and potentially GREAT financial gain- Armand de Valois was one of these frenchmen.
The story revolves around his life and death, the grief and latter passing of his widow Odette, and almost anyone who had touched her l...more
Reasonably good read. I was vaguely interested in the history of Paris but would say I didnt really like the mystery. Some bits a little too grisly for my liking. Also certain characters didnt ring true. Maybe Paris was not as class ridden as UK but there were certain younger characters here who I suspect would not speak to older, better off characters in quite the way they do in this book.
So if you are interested in Paris and the setting then you might like this mystery story, otherwise I'd may...more
So if you are interested in Paris and the setting then you might like this mystery story, otherwise I'd may...more
When Odette de Valois disappears from her husbands' tomb at the Pere-Lachaise cemetary, her maid Denise turns to her former lover, bookseller Victor Legris for help. Victor thinks that Odette has just gone off with another lover but promises Denise he will see what he can find out. After visiting Odette's apartment and finding it ransacked, Victor tries to get more information from Denise, only to find that she too has disappeared. As odd events and disappearances continue to mount, Victor must...more
This book was somewhat enjoyable. The sisters writing under the pseudonym of Claude Izner do quite well with their writing style, but sometimes assume the reader knows more than about the story than has been told. Used bookseller Victor Legris gets drawn into the mysterious disappearance of his former flame and must traipse all over Paris seeking clues to her whereabouts. The characters have great potential and given further efforts, this writing duo is likely to churn out some good stuff. This...more
Aug 10, 2011
Michelle
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-thriller,
mystery
I'm generally in favor of period pieces, in particular mysteries. I love Paris. And so I believed when I picked this up that I'd delight in a story set in turn of the century Paris. I might have been wrong.
Victor Legris, a bookseller and part-time sleuth, is caught up the murder of his former lover when her maid comes to him in distress. She cannot find her mistress and believes she went missing in a cemetery, Pere-Lachaise, after trying to conjure up the ghost of her dead husband. Legris then...more
Victor Legris, a bookseller and part-time sleuth, is caught up the murder of his former lover when her maid comes to him in distress. She cannot find her mistress and believes she went missing in a cemetery, Pere-Lachaise, after trying to conjure up the ghost of her dead husband. Legris then...more
Well, this is the last of the three Victor Legris mysteries that the LA County has on hand. Yet a quick peruse over at Powell's shows that there are plenty more to be had. LA County, I am disappoint.
It's not as if Legris and his merry band of odd confederates ever actually solves much (using the grey cells, as it were), but they usually manage to stumble onto the solution. But I am really becoming quite fond of the whole fin du siecle Paris mileau. Ah, Powell's, you nubile wench, I hear your cal...more
It's not as if Legris and his merry band of odd confederates ever actually solves much (using the grey cells, as it were), but they usually manage to stumble onto the solution. But I am really becoming quite fond of the whole fin du siecle Paris mileau. Ah, Powell's, you nubile wench, I hear your cal...more
While well written in terms of pacing, characters, and use of language, the mystery plot here is lacking. The amateur detective characters spend a lot of time following clues, but don't get much of anywhere. While it was possible to put together the clues to figure out whodunit, even the detective was clueless as to the motive at the end. A chapter was tagged on where the characters got a second-hand account of the confession in order to leave the reader satisfied. I'd read another Izner book,...more
I like the Claude Izner books because I recognize the places in them, from our visits to Paris, and they are quite relaxing to read ... but to me, who likes gruesome psychological thrillers, well, I think they are a bit slow ... I don't know. I can't say tha I don't like them, but they aren't REALLY my cup of tea.
This is the second book about Victor Legris, the bookshop owner who likes to solve crime mysteries. His girlfriend Tasja, his friend/mentor Kenji, the shop assistant Joseph are all ther...more
This is the second book about Victor Legris, the bookshop owner who likes to solve crime mysteries. His girlfriend Tasja, his friend/mentor Kenji, the shop assistant Joseph are all ther...more
Overall a good mystery but *way* too much "name dropping" of streets. Got to be distracting after a while to the point where I'd hoped they wouldn't go anywhere so the author wouldn't give the blow-by-blow of ever street they went through. The end felt a bit rushed with all the ends that needed to be tied together. In the end, I probably will read the next in the series because I like the characters and how they are developing despite some of the flaws.
Historical detective/crime fiction seems to be becoming something of a (sub)genre - Erast Fandorin, Phrynne Fisher and quite a few others. This series features the Paris of the 1890s, and has been translated from the original French.
It was ok, but pretty lightweight. I doubt I'll bother with any others in the series.
It was ok, but pretty lightweight. I doubt I'll bother with any others in the series.
Ma che carino !!! un giallo semplice, un po' intricato, finale a sorpresa, da leggere sotto l'ombrellone o al sole, un vero momento di relax senza impegno :) il giusto libro di pausa tra un impegno e l'altro, o dopo un libro difficile. Davvero davvero carino :)
I love the fact that Claude Izner is a nom-de-plume for two French sisters who are second hand booksellers. The detail of Paris in the 19th century is fabulous. The plots are more complicated than you might imagine at first. The main characters are all booksellers, too. You can't go wrong with these books!
Pretty dreadful. Uninteresting writing. The few historical tidbits were not enough to sustain this. Only made it half way through and then leafing through to the end, I still couldn't figure out what was going on. Who's dead, who killed them, who cares!
Picked this up in Paris at W.H. Smith's. It was a pleasant enough read. Claude Izner is a pseudonym for two women. The book has a bit of a choppy quality to it, and I wonder if it was the translation that made the prose seem that way.
I felt as though I *should* like this more than I did. I enjoy almost anything about Paris, so the place was good. The writing was competent and the plot wasn't bad. I just didn't feel any empathy with any of the characters.
What a delightful book! Bookseller Victor Legris makes a charming detective, 1889 Paris is a terrific backdrop, and murder mixed with mediums and magic makes a suitably macabre story.
Deuxième tome des aventures policières de Victor Legris.
Ambiance parisienne de 1890, beaucoup d'attention sur des détails historiques (lieux, personnes, technique...) :)
J'ai un peu moins accroché que le tome précédent. L'écriture est moyenne, ça se lit bien sans plus. D'un paragraphe à l'autre on saute de scène c'est parfois frustrant quand on suit un personnage.
J'aime beaucoup le dernier chapitre "prologue" qui décrit la vie de l'époque.
Ambiance parisienne de 1890, beaucoup d'attention sur des détails historiques (lieux, personnes, technique...) :)
J'ai un peu moins accroché que le tome précédent. L'écriture est moyenne, ça se lit bien sans plus. D'un paragraphe à l'autre on saute de scène c'est parfois frustrant quand on suit un personnage.
J'aime beaucoup le dernier chapitre "prologue" qui décrit la vie de l'époque.
For all the hype about this book, I didn't like it. The book was slow. The mystery was not intriguing. The writing style was disjointed. Even the views of old Paris weren't written in a way that was interesting.
Italian edition. I truly enjoyed it. I was looking for an historical mistery that I could read easily. I loved the notes that were included in the italian version ( not too sure about the original one ) that really helped me taking a grab of what was going on at the time, both from an historical and cultural point of view. I would surely read the other adventures of this charming librarian :)
Being another Victor Legris mystery, it helped to be familiar
with the central characters, but the story was too convoluted.
with the central characters, but the story was too convoluted.
Dec 12, 2009
Kristin
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
crime-mystery-suspense,
read-and-reviewed
Because of its puzzling mystery and its overwhelming number of minor characters, The Disappearance at Père-Lachaise isn’t the most satisfying read. But if you’re enchanted by the City of Lights, you’ll still find plenty here to hold your attention.
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Not only a mystery but a look at Paris in the olde days with historical data included at the end of the story.
Fun to read about life in 1890s Paris, but the translations make the Izner books read a little clumsily.
Jun 09, 2010
Mary G.
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-mysteries
This was such a nice second story in the series. It is fun reading about France.
A 36 hour read. Moved along well. Interesting charities.
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Pseudonym of Liliane Korb (1940) and her sister Laurence Korb (1951) known as well as Laurence Lefèvre.
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