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The Ghosts of Paris
Series: A Billie Walker Mystery
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The search for a missing husband forces investigator and former war reporter Billie Walker to face the ghosts of her own painful past, and sets her on a collision course with an underground network of Nazis...
It's 1947. The world continues to grapple with the fallout of the Second World War, and former war reporter Billie Walker is finding her feet as an investigator. When a wealthy client hires Billie and her assistant Sam to track down her missing husband, the trail leads Billie back to London and Paris, where her own painful memories also lurk. Jack Rake, Billie's wartime lover and briefly, husband, is just one of the millions of people who went missing in Europe during the war. What was his fate after they left Paris together?
As Billie's search for her client's husband takes her to both the swanky bars at Paris's famous Ritz hotel and to the dank basements of the infamous Paris morgue, she'll need to keep her gun at the ready, because something even more terrible than a few painful memories might be following her around the city of lights...
'The romance of Paris, the adrenaline rush of a deadly chase, a soul-shattering secret, and a resilient heroine make for a gripping read' Booklist
'Postwar Sydney, London, and Paris come alive ... A richly detailed historical mystery that spotlights social issues like postwar persecution of LGBTQ communities in both Sydney and Paris. [A] riveting series.' Library Journal, starred review
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'It's a cracking thriller, with a marvellous, strong, flamboyant heroine. Loved it.' Joanne Harris, award-winning author of Chocolat
'Retro noir with a gutsy heroine and atmospheric setting ... vivid, page-turning historical crime, better written than most' Sydney Morning Herald
'Billie Walker is a character you will cheer for' Vancouver Sun
'A cinematic and important feminist noir - dark as midnight velvet, and tough as steel. Do not miss this!' Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The First To Lie
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780732290689
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 June 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 322g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Tara Moss is a bestselling author, award-winning human rights advocate, and holistic practitioner. She has written fifteen books of fiction and non-fiction published in nineteen countries in over a dozen languages, including her #1 bestselling memoir, The Fictional Woman. Her most recent books are the historical crime thrillers featuring 1940s "staunchly feminist, champagne-swilling, fast-driving Nazi hunter" investigator Billie Walker (The War Widow, The Ghosts of Paris and The Italian Secret). Moss is a long-standing UNICEF ambassador. In 2021 she was chosen as a Global Change Maker by Conscious Being magazine for her chronic pain activism and was a recipient of the Honorary Citizen Award for the City of Victoria for her work on accessibility rights. In 2015 she received an Edna Ryan Award for her significant contribution to feminist debate, speaking out for women and children and inspiring others to challenge the status quo, and in 2017 she was recognized as one of the Global Top 50 Diversity Figures in Public Life, for using her position in public life to make a positive impact in diversity, alongside Malala Yousafzai, Angelina Jolie, and others. Her in-depth book research has seen her earn her private investigator credentials, tour the FBI Academy at Quantico, spend time in morgues and criminology conferences, take polygraph tests, shoot weapons, conduct surveillance, pass the Firearms Training Simulator (FATSII) with the LAPD and acquire her CAMS race driver licence. She has hosted many documentaries, including Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals on CI and Amazon Prime, Tara Moss Investigates on Nat Geo, and Cyberhate with Tara Moss, as well as author interview show Tara in Conversation. She has spoken at hundreds of schools and festivals, and interviewed Gloria Steinem, Naomi Klein, and Alison Bechdel, among many others. In addition to her work as an author, she is a life celebrant and holistic practitioner. Visit her at TaraRaeMoss.com
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