The Paris Directive : An Inspector Mazarelle Novel (Hardcover)

from WhitmelB

I looked forward to trying on a new detective, learning his faults, foibles and eccentricities. Unfortunately I found a rather bland character involved in a plot that missed being outlandish by a small amount. Stereotypical characters involved in that the author attempts to make complex by awkwar...

from michigantrumpet

Revealed in the first 10 pages, it's no spoiler to learn that a sociopathic assassin (is there any other kind?) has been hired by shadowy French operatives to murder someone in Tazaic, France. The tantalizing mystery of the book surrounds questions of Who is behind the killing? To what alleged po...

from RoseCityReader

The Paris Directive is the first of a series featuring French police inspector Paul Mazarelle. This initial volume has all the makings of a terrific thriller -- international espionage, embassy bombings, hit men, and a swirl of European cities. It gets a little thin in spots, but grows more solid...

from cathyskye

First Line: Reiner checked his watch has he waited by the elevator. It's 1999. contract killer Klaus Reiner has just been hired by two former French intelligence agents to eliminate an American businessman vacationing in southwestern France. Reiner specializes in murders that the police file away...

from readafew

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I don't even remember what about the blub made me cautious but there was no need. I enjoyed it a lot. Inspector Mazarelle is an interesting character, he's still grieving for his wife who recently succumbed to cancer. He had moved back with her to her ho...