Murder in Clichy (Aimee Leduc Series, Book #5) by Cara Black
Murder in Clichy (Aimee Leduc Series, Book #5) by Cara Black
Private investigator Aimee Leduc has been introduced to the Cao Dai temple in Paris by her partner Rene Friant. He urges her to learn to meditate: she could use a more healthful approach to life. The Vietnamese nun Lin has been helping Aimee to attain her goal, so when she asks Aime for a favor -- to go to the Clichy Quartier to exchange an envelope for a package -- Rene prompts Aimee to agree. But the intended recipient, Thadee Baret, is shot and dies in Aimee's arms before the transaction can be completed, leaving Aimee with a wounded arm, a check for 50,000 francs, and a trove of ancient jade artifacts.
Whoever killed Baret wants the jade -- The RG -- the French secret service -- a group of veterans of the war in Indochina and some wealthy ex-colonials and international corporations seeking oil rights are all implicated. And the nun, Linh, has disappeared.
Soho Crime, Softcover, 2005
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.