The Châtelet Apprentice (39 page)

First I wish to express my gratitude to Jacqueline Herrouin for all the skill, attention to detail and patience she showed in typing up the text. I also wish to thank Monique Constant,
conservateur général du Patrimoine
, for her help, trust and encouragement. I am grateful to Maurice Roisse for his intelligent and careful checking of the manuscript. As a tireless walker through the streets of Paris, he was my investigator on the ground. My thanks also to Xavier Ozanne for that indispensable technical touch. Finally, I wish to pay tribute to the historians whose works have constantly accompanied and assisted me in the day-to-day task of writing this book.

Sofia, May 1997

 

The Second Nicolas Le Floch Investigation

April 2008

An unusual death during an evening at the Opera reveals something sinister at the heart of the French court …

October 1761 finds the newly-promoted Commissioner Le Floch on duty at a Royal performance of Rameau's latest work. Events take a dramatic turn and Nicolas is soon embarked on his second major investigation when the body of a prominent courtier's son is found. The initial evidence points to suicide, but Le Floch's instincts tell him he is dealing with murder of the most gruesome kind.

Gallic Books
Paperback April 2008
£
11.99
978–1–906040–07–9

Jean-François Parot

Jean-François Parot is a diplomat and historian.
The Châtelet Apprentice
is his first novel, and the first in a series of Nicolas Le Floch mysteries which have been published to much acclaim in French.

Michael Glencross

Michael Glencross lives and works in France as a translator. His most recent translations into English include
The Dream
by Emile Zola and
Around the World in Eighty
Days by Jules Verne.