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hidden: Collège des Irlandais, rue des Irlandais

    20. Curiouser and curiouser, bd St-Germain
    24. Butchers’ trucks, rue Saint-Victor
    27. Fire trucks, rue du Cardinal-Lemoine
    28. The convent of the Sisters of Labouré, rue Gay-Lussac

    29. Institut Pierre et Marie Curie, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
    31. Cinéma Champollion, rue des Écoles
    32. Léonie Obin’s apartment, rue Lanneau
    33. Hôtel-Dieu hospital: Emergency entrance
    34. Police judiciaire, quai des Orfèvres

Cara’s Latin Quarter Picks

    Arènes de Lutèce: 51, rue Monge, 75005 Paris. As a member of the Roman Empire, Lutetia may have been a minor provincial town, but it too had its amphitheatre for bread and circuses. Here it is.
    Restaurant La Tour d’Argent: 15, quai de Tournelle, 75005 Paris. A famous restaurant (trying to reinvent itself) with an almost-reasonably-priced business lunch six days a week.
    La Rotisserie du Beaujolais: 19, quai de Tournelle, 75005 Paris. Owned by Tour d’Argent, casual, reliable grilled meat and poultry, good value.
    Restaurant Le Pré Verre: 8, rue Thénard, 75005 Paris. An imaginative restaurant, South Asian/Southeast Asian/French fusion.
    The Maison de la Mutualité: has a good, very old-fashioned restaurant—La Fontaine Saint-Victor, 11, rue Monge, 75005 Paris—open six days a week, but only at lunch.
    Brasserie Balzar: 49, rue des Écoles, 75005 Paris. A fine traditional brasserie.

Murder in the Palais Royal (October 1997)

    Just as Aimée is about to leave for New York City to follow up on a lead on a man who might be her brother, her fellow detective, René Friant, is wounded by a near-fatal gunshot. Aimée is distraught over René’s condition and horrified to be under suspicion for the attack—police have pegged her as the guilty party. At the same time, a mysterious large sum appears in Leduc Detective’s bank account, and tax authorities descend upon Aimée. It seems someone is impersonating her, someone who wants revenge. But for what?
    Characters

    Non-series characters appearing in this book:
    Albret, Mathieu (fashion media liaison, Aimée’s dinner date at beginning of book)
    Alphonse (cook at the La Santé prison)
    Anna (Leduc Detective’s concierge)
    Boulet (guard)
    Bressac, Robert ( Gabrielle Pecheray’s father)
    Broyard ( Ney’s assistant deputy)
    Cachou, Madame ( Aimée’s concierge)
    Carco (bistro chef, Clémence’s boyfriend)
    Cédric (political analyst)
    Charlot (bartender)
    Chloë ( Aimée’s upstairs neighbor)
    Delair, Madame (receptionist at Cours Carnot)
    de Rosnay, Saj (Leduc Detective’s permanent part-time hacker)
    Evry, Nicolas ( Clémence’s ex), sister Maud
    Félice ( René’s ex-girlfriend)
    Ficowska, Elzbieta and Karlosch ( Effie and Carl Ficou ) (names in siddur)
    Fontenay, Madame (proprietor of medal shop)
    Fressard (BRIF agent)
    Frot, Léo (former Leduc client at Finance Ministry)
    Guérin (Leduc Detective’s banker)
    Hilaire, Monsieur (the owner of the parfumerie)
    Jacob, Rabbi
    Jean-Georges ( Gabrielle Pecheray’s secretary)
    Jerzy (borscht-ladler w/moustache & biceps)
    Joêl (desk clerk at Place Dauphine hotel)
    Julien (possibly Aimée’s long-lost half-brother)
    Loubel, Audric (former Cours Carnot student)
    Louvois, Dita ( Clémence’s roommate)
    Luigi (travel agent at Viaggi Travel)
    Mahmoud (merchant who heard hit-and-run)
    Manu ( Félice’s ex-boyfriend)
    Melac, Inspector (Brigade Criminelle)
    Myra (woman in synagogue congregation who recognizes Ficowska names)
    Nadillac (client of Leduc Detective)
    Nana ( René’s nurse in the hospital)
    Ney (Minister of Culture)
    Paco ( Aimée’s contact at Le Monde)
    Paul (waiter at bistro)
    Pecheray, Gabrielle de la (press liaison at Ministry of Culture), husband Roland , son Olivier
    Polivard (retired survivor of Vichy)
    Renutti (guard at the Louvre)
    Ritoux (Tracfin biggie)
    Robard (antiquarian bookseller)
    Roloff , Commandant (headed inquiry in Aimée’s father’s case)
    Sicard (auxi at the La Santé