Murder Below Montparnasse

A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother's blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that's been buried for eighty years--Parisian private investigator Aim├(R)e Leduc's current case is her most exciting one yet.

When Aim├(R)e's long-term partner and best friend Rene leaves their detective agency for a new job in Silicon Valley, Aim├(R)e knows she can handle the extra workload. At least, that what she tells herself ... repeatedly.

But all bets are off when Yuri Volodya, a mysterious old Russian man, hires Aim├(R)e to protect a painting. By the time she gets to his Montparnasse atelier, the precious painting has already been stolen, leaving Aim├(R)e smelling a rat. The next day, Yuri is found tortured to death in his kitchen. To top it all off, it looks like Aim├(R)e isn't the only one looking for the painting. Some very dangerous people are threatening her and her coworkers, and witnesses are dropping like flies. Now Aim├(R)e has to find the painting, stop her attackers, and figure out what her long-missing mother, who is on Interpol's most wanted list, has to do with all this--fingers crossed she wasn't Yuri's murderer, despite clues pointing in that direction.

Obviously, Rene doesn't need to worry. Aim├(R)e has things under control.