Claude Izner Books in Order

At the 1889 Paris exposition, bookseller Victor Legris witnesses a woman's sudden death on the Eiffel Tower. Doubting the supposed bee sting, he investigates across the city as further deaths cast suspicion on those present.

A murdered young woman and a red shoe delivered to his bookshop draw Victor Legris into another case. With assistant Jojo, he searches Montmartre's cabarets and streets for connections among an expanding series of deaths.

A widow disappears after visiting her husband's tomb in Pere-Lachaise cemetery, and her frightened maid approaches bookseller Victor Legris. What initially seems an explainable absence becomes a sinister investigation through the streets and secrets of Paris.

During a wave of anarchist bombings in Paris, a thief steals an apparently worthless goblet from Victor Legris's bookshop. Its owner's murder suggests concealed significance, sending Victor and his associates into a dangerous search for answers.

Victor Legris intends to abandon amateur detection, but a bookbinder friend's murder changes his plans. Investigating a killer known as the Leopard draws him toward old grievances rooted in the Paris Commune and renewed violence.

A strangled woman's death and an unusual unicorn medallion draw Victor Legris into a perplexing investigation. As further victims emerge, the Parisian bookseller follows connections to a secretive society through the city's colorful neighborhoods and inhabitants.