The Riddle of the Black Unicorn : A Paris Bookshop Mystery

Author: Claude Izner

Historical mysteries

Published on 27 August 2026 by Pushkin Press (Pushkin Vertigo) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Paris Bookshop Mysteries' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
198 x 129 | 0g

Why would anyone strangle a humble seamstress with no known enemies? Newly-married bookseller Victor Legris is initially baffled by the murder of seemingly-unremarkable Louise Fontaine, in the abattoir district of La Villette. But as the investigation progresses, Victor, along with his assistant and brother-in-law Joseph, discovers that in belle-époque Paris young girls with no money or background are as ruthlessly preyed on as ever...