by Cara BlackAimee Leduc, a Parisian private investigator, has stuck to nothing but tech crimes since her detective father was murdered before her eyes. But when she takes on a case involving a mysterious photo from WWII, Aimee gets involved with old Nazis, Neo-Nazis, concentration camp survivors... and tries to stay one step ahead while solving 2 murders 50 years apart.
Despite the topic, this is lightweight mystery. Not that I dislike a lightweight mystery, but if I can figure out who the villain is, the formula is too obvious. I'm not known for figuring out such things. However, I really enjoyed the history, not only of France, but of occupied France. I have read quite a bit about WWII, but I liked the slant this story took... about the soldiers, the traitors, and the survivors, combined with modern-day, lingering hatred. The author made the characters human, which is hard to do. Plus, I discovered why French women are so skinny... Aimee might have eaten chocolate croissants, but she was busy running around in her stylish heels, skipping meals, and begging cigarettes off people since she was trying to quit smoking. If I smoked instead of ate, and didn't own a car, I would be a lot skinnier too.
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