Matthew Blake: A murder in Paris

An atmospheric, cosy crime novel for long evenings – and a glass of Indigène

Dr Olivia Finn is a highly respected and renowned psychologist, a leading authority in the field of memory disorders. One day, she receives a call from the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris. Her grandmother is sitting in the lobby and claims to have committed a murder there under a different name in 1945. Shortly after making this confession, she is found murdered in her flat. Olivia travels to Paris and is quickly drawn into the maelstrom of the investigation, which calls into question everything she thought she knew about her own life and that of her grandmother.

How easily can our memories be manipulated? How accurate are the things we believe in unshakeably – or feel we must believe in?

Following his debut *Anna O.*, Matthew Blake once again presents a sophisticated thriller exploring the depths of the human psyche. Rather than relying on bloody ritual murders, he focuses on repression, trauma research and the fragility of our memories. An atmospheric, cosy crime novel for long evenings – and a glass of Indigène