Summary
Matthew Blake: Murder in Paris
Olivia Finn is a specialist in memory disorders at Charing Cross Hospital in London. One morning he receives an urgent call from the police from the famous Paris hotel Lutecia. Her grandmother, Josephine Benoit, appeared in Lutecia deeply disturbed, claiming that at the end of World War II she had committed a murder in that hotel. Upon arriving in Paris, Olivia finds her grandmother disoriented and confused. Although Josephine suffers from dementia, her confession is strikingly accurate, and hotel records corroborate her account of the woman's death during the chaotic days following the liberation of Paris. Is her story true? As new murders shake up the present, Olivia races against time through the elegant but dangerous streets of Paris to uncover the truth. The truth that leads her to the realization that some memories can kill. A masterfully executed psychological thriller that skilfully interweaves the themes of memory, trauma and history into a powerful and exciting mystery. After the international success of the novel, Anna O'Blake returns with a story that is as complex as it is emotional, offering a tense narrative that successfully combines the best elements of a thriller with deep psychological insights.
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