City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris, Hardcover
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Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world," the first
police chief of Paris faces an epidemic of murder in the late
1600s. Assigned by Louis XIV, Nicolas de La Reynie begins by
clearing the streets of filth and installing lanterns throughout
Paris, turning it into the City of Light. The fearless La Reynie
pursues criminals through the labyrinthine neighborhoods of the
city. He unearths a tightly knit cabal of poisoners, witches, and
renegade priests. As he exposes their unholy work, he soon learns
that no one is safe from black magic--not even the Sun King. In a
world where a royal glance can turn success into disgrace, the
distance between the quietly back-stabbing world of the king's
court and the criminal underground proves disturbingly short.
Nobles settle scores by employing witches to craft poisons and by
hiring priests to perform dark rituals in Paris's most illustrious
churches and cathedrals. As La Reynie continues his investigations,
he is haunted by a single question: Could Louis's mistresses could
be involved in such nefarious plots? The pragmatic and principled
La Reynie must decide just how far he will go to protect his king.
From secret courtrooms to torture chambers, City of Light, City of
Poison is a gripping true-crime tale of deception and murder. Based
on thousands of pages of court transcripts and La Reynie's
compulsive note-taking, as well as on letters and diaries, Tucker's
riveting narrative makes the fascinating, real-life characters
breathe on the page.
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