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City of Light, City of Poison

Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
May 23, 2017ArapahoeSummer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Tucker offers a detailed account of the darker side of Paris in the late 1600s pulled from the notes of Nicolas de La Reynie. Some chapters focus on court intrigue rather than crime in order to demonstrate the reach of the poison trade.