city of light city of poison by holly tucker

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This policy applies to all Vroman's Bookstore events unless otherwise noted. For each purchased copy of the newest title, customers may bring up to three copies from home to be signed. Those wishing to get books signed will be asked to purchase at least one copy of the author's most recent title from Vroman's. Based on thousands of pages of court transcripts and La Reynie’s compulsive note-taking, as well as on letters and diaries, Tucker’s riveting narrative makes the fascinating, real-life characters breathe on the page. As La Reynie continues his investigations, he is haunted by a single question: Could Louis’s mistresses could be involved in such nefarious plots? The pragmatic and principled La Reynie must decide just how far he will go to protect his king. From secret courtrooms to torture chambers, City of Light, City of Poison is a gripping true-crime tale of deception and murder. Nobles settle scores by employing witches to craft poisons and by hiring priests to perform dark rituals in Paris's most illustrious churches and cathedrals. More than that, Tucker has made the detailed historical events and personages into an incredibly readable story. In a world where a royal glance can turn success into disgrace, the distance between the quietly back-stabbing world of the king's court and the criminal underground proves disturbingly short. Holly Tucker has accomplished a feat of research in creating City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris. As he exposes their unholy work, he soon learns that no one is safe from black magic not even the Sun King. He unearths a tightly knit cabal of poisoners, witches, and renegade priests. The fearless La Reynie pursues criminals through the labyrinthine neighborhoods of the city. Assigned by Louis XIV, Nicolas de La Reynie begins by clearing the streets of filth and installing lanterns throughout Paris, turning it into the City of Light.

We apologize but this event has been cancelled.Īppointed to conquer the crime capital of the world, the first police chief of Paris faces an epidemic of murder in the late 1600s.

City of light city of poison by holly tucker