Little Demon in the City of Light: A True Story of Murder and Mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris

from UnderMyAppleTree

True crime and history buffs will love this richly detailed, well-researched account of a murder in turn-of-the-century France. That the accused committed the crime was not in question. What made this case unique and caused it to gain media attention was the woman's claim that she had been hypnot...

from loraineo

A historical true crime murder mystery in Paris ,1889. I enjoyed this book, easy to read with lots of detail of the trial as it became a huge media sensation, partly due to one of the defendants pleading not guilty due to being hypnotized to participate in the murder.

from akblanchard

When Michel Eyraud met Gabrielle Bompard in Paris in 1889, both of them were in desperate financial circumstances. Eyraud, a middle-aged habitual con man and thief, was about to lose his respectable job at a trading company due to his shady dealings. Twenty-year-old Gabrielle was estranged from h...

from ursula

With the title an obvious play on/reference to Devil in the White City, I was hoping this book would be at least half as interesting and entertaining as that one had been. And in the end, I'd say it was just about exactly that - half as interesting. This true story takes place in Paris not long b...

from maryreinert

Paris was the center of all pleasures and eccentricities in the late 1880's. The public was enthralled with extremes and theatrics. When a wealthy man mysteriously disappears with no trace, the Paris police take on the task of finding him. A murder isn't a murder without a body, but finally the d...