A rigorously researched true crime epic (Publishers Weekly starred. Now available at W.W.Norten, Amazon UK, DE, FR, US, as hardcover, e-book, and audio cd. City of Light, City of Poison audiobook by Holly Tucker, narrated by Kate Reading. Her new book City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paristeleports its readers straight into a world of fortune-tellers, angel-makers, sorceresses, potion-mixers, poisoners and devilish priests as we follow the investigations of Nicolas de la Reynie, chief of Louis XIV’s police. Hired to investigate various crimes, Nicolas de la Reynie soon discovers a secret and dark side of Paris with connections to the highest ranks of society and even to the Sun King himself.Ī captivating tale of love, murder, cabals and betrayal based on court transcripts, letters, diaries and La Reynie’s own notes, full of interesting facts and shocking accusations and unpleasant truths. Even senior police and bureaucrats were being found in pools of blood, as author Professor Holly Tucker explains in her book City of Light, City of Poison. “A TALE AS TWISTED AS ANY AGATHA CHRISTIE MURDER MYSTERY.” Holly Tucker, author of Blood Work and Pregnant Fictions, dived deep into the archives and into one of the most interesting tales of the reign of Louis XIV, the infamous affaire des poisons.
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