Murder In The Palais Royal (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Another Aimee Leduc is suspected and must clear herself. I love the character, the setting, the descriptive detail. I am sick to death of the same old story and no personal growth. The previous book gave me hope that formula was maturing, but alas this book eliminated that feeling. I will, of course, keep reading the series. I am hooked and continue to hope there will be some growth in Aimee...Still, with each passing book, I fear the 'Gilmore Girls' syndrome is happening. An appealing, quirky, and flawed but loveable character doesn't grow or change and becomes a selfish bully always expecting special treatment. You see, in the beginning, you forgive those flaws and find them charming. As time passes, and the belief they are owed something and special happening over and over becomes tedious and unforgiveable. Cara Black if you are listening, Aimee deserves better than Lorelai. I really looked forward to trying this series of mysteries set in Paris. Maybe it was because I started with the 10th in the series, but I thought the plot was convoluted while the author tried to patch together two relatively unrelated stories. Also, I found the main character, Aimee, somewhat annoying; bad taste in men, often wearing outfits or shoes that interfered with her investigations, e.g., she wore high heels when she knew she was going to be on the move. And if she used the word 'flics' one more time, I was going to scream. The fact that some of the police who'd known her for a while actually thought that was involved in the shooting of her longtime partner (happens early, not a spoiler) seemed absolutely ridiculous. There were a few inconsistencies, most notable was when Aimee returns to a building and enters one of the rooms, even tho the building had been demolished by a bomb earlier that day...
What do You think about Murder In The Palais Royal (2010)?
Enjoyment greatly enhanced by reading the book at the scene of the crime!
—whity
as good as usual...the place is the thing
—Kaylabrooke112
