While Victor Legris is visiting the amazing new Eiffel Tower in 1889, a woman instantly dies from a bee sting. There is much speculation as to whether or not a bee sting is really responsible for her death. This is only the beginning of a series of mysterious deaths. Victor is present for each of the other episodes where sudden death is again blamed on a bee sting.
Victor, believing there's a more sinister purpose going on, begins his own investigation into all the similar cases. As his involvement with a free-spirited red-headed artist, Tasha Kherson, begins to escalate, Victor finds he even suspects her. Victor's friend and co-owner of their bookstore, Kenji Mori, also has suspicion cast on him. Kenji is an Asian gentleman who raised Victor after the death of Victor's parents. With much research and investigation, Victor is convinced that Tasha is the next victim, and the culprit is finally uncovered with the attempted murder.
MURDER ON THE EIFFEL TOWER contains many French phrases and names, which I believe might be a little hard to read for some. This 19th-century mystery thriller will take you through the entire investigation and lead you in multiple directions. And the culmination is not what you will expect. For those who enjoy a mystery, you will undoubtedly become absorbed in the path Victor takes in his elimination of suspects.
The brand-new, shinyΒ Eiffel Tower is the pride and glory of the 1889Β World Exposition. But one sunny afternoon, as visitors are crowding the viewing platforms, a woman collapses and dies on this great Paris landmark. Can a bee sting really be the cause of death? Or is there a more sinister explanation? Enter young bookseller Victor Legris. Present on the tower at the time of the incident, and appalled by the media coverage of the occurence, he is determined to ?nd out what actually happened. In this dazzling evocation of late nineteenth- century Paris, we follow Victor as his investigation takes him all over the cityΒ and he suspects anΒ ever-changing list ofΒ possible perpetrators. Could mysterious Kenji Mori, his surrogate father and business partner atΒ the bookstore Legris operates,Β be involved in the crime? Why are beautiful Russian illustrator Tasha and her colleagues at the newly launched sensationalistΒ newspaperΒ PassepartoutΒ always up-to- date in their reporting? And what willΒ Legris do when the deaths begin to multiply and he is caught in a race against time?
Murder on the Eiffel Tower is painstakingly researched, an effortless evocation of the glorious City of Light, and an exciting opening to a promising series of eight books featuring Victor Legris.
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