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A review by derekerb
Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black
4.0
Although I enjoyed it, as always, I probably enjoyed this one the least and found it the least of a "page turner". I kept leaving it and going back to it which is very much unlike me with this series.
For once I was glad on the back story parts with the family of characters I know and love : René, Saj, Morbier, Morlac and even Miles Davis. The main story however, of the Russians and the Serbs and such, lost me early on and I kept forgetting who was who and how they all fit in with each other. I suspect this was because I didn't really care for, or about, them.
SPOILER ALERT:
I am very glad to see René back where he belongs and I didn't particularly enjoy his, very obvious and a bit convoluted, Silicon Valley sub-plot.
Personally I really do not like what Cara's done to Aimée at the end here and feel this is not going to help the future of the series but rather hinder it...
All that said I am sure I will remain loyal and will be reading every future episode as well... I mean... How many other mystery series take place in my back yard?
For once I was glad on the back story parts with the family of characters I know and love : René, Saj, Morbier, Morlac and even Miles Davis. The main story however, of the Russians and the Serbs and such, lost me early on and I kept forgetting who was who and how they all fit in with each other. I suspect this was because I didn't really care for, or about, them.
SPOILER ALERT:
I am very glad to see René back where he belongs and I didn't particularly enjoy his, very obvious and a bit convoluted, Silicon Valley sub-plot.
Personally I really do not like what Cara's done to Aimée at the end here and feel this is not going to help the future of the series but rather hinder it...
All that said I am sure I will remain loyal and will be reading every future episode as well... I mean... How many other mystery series take place in my back yard?