Aimée Leduc se encuentra cenando en un elegante restaurante cuando una mujer, ataviada con una chaqueta muy similar a la suya, abandona el local dejándose el teléfono móvil en la mesa. Aimée la sigue para devolvérselo, pero es atacada en un oscuro callejón. Al despertar en el hospital, maltrecha y ciega, descubre que la mujer a la que seguía ha muerto a consecuencia de un brutal ataque, cerca de donde ella misma fue asaltada. Lejos de sumirse en la autocompasión, la joven detective está decidida a ir hasta el fondo del asunto: ¿ha sido víctima de un asesino en serie?, ¿o acaso fue una confusión de identidades? ¿Será que alguien está realmente persiguiendo su muerte? Ciega o no, está dispuesta a llegar al fondo del asunto.

I must have picked up some Cara Black mysteries from the downstairs swap shelves, because I wouldn't have bought them, especially this hard-cover. This one is later in the series than any I've read before, and I had hoped that the style had matured, but it's still rather florid. Maybe if I were familiar with Paris and could imagine myself in the surroundings it would have been more interesting. ( )

Even though this is the fourth book of the Aimée Leduc Investigations series, for me it was the first Book. The reading fascinated me from the first page. Aimée Leduc is a private investigator together with her dwarf partner René. Actually, they are specialized in computer data crime. In this book, however, quite different things are in the foreground. Aimée is attacked after a meeting with a customer and loses her eyesight. With this handicap, she must not only convict her aggressor but also the murderer of a woman with whom she was confused. Aimée struggles with her blindness, but she meets many helpful people. The story takes place in a small district around the Parisian Bastille. You will be familiar with the old streets, backyards, secret places and the historical architecture of this district.
The story is varied, exciting and fast. I will definitv read more of this series. ( )

I find the Aimee Leduc stories a fun read. I like the local color, the plots are well woven, and Leduc and her partner Rene are especially memorable characters—although Black is qute good at drawing lesser characters as well. ( )

I find the Aimee Leduc stories a fun read. I like the local color, the plots are well woven, and Leduc and her partner Rene are especially memorable characters—although Black is qute good at drawing lesser characters as well. ( )