barbara fister reviewed Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black
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In 1940, Adolf Hitler visited Paris for three hours. Witnesses gave conflicting dates for this visit. He never returned, and itâs a mystery what he did while in the City of Light â a mystery Cara Black, author of the long-running Aimée Leduc series, couldnât resist. In her stand-alone historical thriller, she imagines what could have happened during that brief visit and in the hours following. returnreturnAs the book opens, Kate Rees is standing at a window overlooking the entrance to Sacré Coeur, her Lee-Enfield rifle at the ready, awaiting the arrival of the Fuhrer who, British intelligence has discovered, is making a visit to the city his troops have recently occupied. Her first shot misses, but doesnât attract attention. A second strikes a man behind her target. The third attempt is lost to hesitation. If only he hadnât picked up a child just as she took aim, her mission …
In 1940, Adolf Hitler visited Paris for three hours. Witnesses gave conflicting dates for this visit. He never returned, and itâs a mystery what he did while in the City of Light â a mystery Cara Black, author of the long-running Aimée Leduc series, couldnât resist. In her stand-alone historical thriller, she imagines what could have happened during that brief visit and in the hours following. returnreturnAs the book opens, Kate Rees is standing at a window overlooking the entrance to Sacré Coeur, her Lee-Enfield rifle at the ready, awaiting the arrival of the Fuhrer who, British intelligence has discovered, is making a visit to the city his troops have recently occupied. Her first shot misses, but doesnât attract attention. A second strikes a man behind her target. The third attempt is lost to hesitation. If only he hadnât picked up a child just as she took aim, her mission would have been accomplished. Instead, she has to go on the run, with a dogged German detective on her heels. As we accompany her on her quest to acquire information about plans for an invasion that British intelligence badly needs and make her escape, the suspense grows. Kateâs resourcefulness and courage makes her a winning protagonist in a gripping read. returnreturnIn a departure from her series, now up to nineteen entries, Black has woven a taut, well-researched thriller that contains elements of her previous work â a love of all things French, a bit of romance, a lot of emotional drama as a woman grieving the loss of her husband and daughter pours herself into revenge. This engaging stand-alone is likely to bring her new fans.
