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Name: Death on the Pont Noir

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1963. A disagreement in a restaurant near Amiens turns to violence, and three English tourists are questioned by police. A misunderstanding, say the men, who claim they are visiting local British military cemeteries in search of a family member 's grave. They even have a map of the region to prove it. They offer generous compensation and profuse apologies before being released. After all, there are talks of building a channel tunnel; why stir up trouble unnecessarily?But when Inspector Lucas Rocco learns that one of the Englishmen is a London gangster with links to the notorious Kray twins, he decides to investigate further. He uncovers a shady trail of crime that may end with the assassination of the President himself.The author was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. Magson 's atmospheric noir-ish French mystery series, which began with "Death on the Marais," has echoes of classic Maigret.

This book is part of the "Lucas Rocco" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"Death on the Marais"
First published in 2011
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