City of light, city of poison: murder, magic, and the first police chief of Paris
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Appointed to conquer the “crime capital of the world,” the first police chief of Paris faces an epidemic of murder in the late 1600s. Assigned by Louis XIV, Nicolas de La Reynie begins by clearing the streets of filth and installing lanterns throughout Paris, turning it into the City of Light. The fearless La Reynie pursues criminals through the labyrinthine neighborhoods of the city. He unearths a tightly knit cabal of poisoners, witches, and renegade priests. As he exposes their unholy work, he soon learns that no one is safe from black magic—not even the Sun King. In a world where a royal glance can turn success into disgrace, the distance between the quietly back-stabbing world of the king's court and the criminal underground proves disturbingly short.
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Crime -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Europe
France
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
History
History, Modern
La Reynie, Gabriel Nicolas de
La Reynie, Gabriel Nicolas de, -- 1625-1709
Law enforcement
Murder
Murder -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century
Police
Police -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Police chiefs
Police chiefs -- France
Political crimes and offenses
Political crimes and offenses -- France -- History -- 17th century
Seventeenth century
True crime
Biographies
Biography
Crime
Crime -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Europe
France
France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
History
History, Modern
La Reynie, Gabriel Nicolas de
La Reynie, Gabriel Nicolas de, -- 1625-1709
Law enforcement
Murder
Murder -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century
Police
Police -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century
Police chiefs
Police chiefs -- France
Political crimes and offenses
Political crimes and offenses -- France -- History -- 17th century
Seventeenth century
True crime
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9781982431815
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