Questions About Murder on the Quai (Aimee Leduc Investigations, #16)

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I'm confused by the apparent time/age difference in the series. In Murder in the Marais, Aimee is 34 in 1993. In Murder on the Quai, she is 18-20 in 1989. Am I missing something?

Meleys Yes, thank you. I understand that Murder on the Quai is a prequel set earlier than the other books in the series. What confused me was that Aimee is 1…moreYes, thank you. I understand that Murder on the Quai is a prequel set earlier than the other books in the series. What confused me was that Aimee is 18-20 in 1989 (Murder on the Quai) and 34 in 1993 (Murder in the Marais, the first book in the series). So it appeared that she aged 14 years in 4 years or that the author reset her birth date from 1960 to about 1970. In my copy of Murder in the Marais, on the first page Aimee's age is stated as 34. I just looked at the same page in the current edition of the book, and the statement of her age has been redacted. So it appears that the author did reset her birth date in Murder on the Quai. That makes sense for any further books in the series because Aimee would have been nearing 40 in the last book (set in 1999), and now she has more time for additional adventures in her 30s. (less)

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This is my first Aimee novel and I confess the dialogue baffles me. Are they supposed to be speaking French? If so, why do they regularly drop French phrases into their speech?

Marilyn This was not a good place to start because this book was a prequel that explains a great deal about her other novels. I suppose the drop French phrase…moreThis was not a good place to start because this book was a prequel that explains a great deal about her other novels. I suppose the drop French phrases to give you a taste of the French because it is set in France. (less)

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