Title: The Paris Affair
Author: Pip Drysdale
Genre: Thriller, Contemporary
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada
Source: Tandem Collective
Format: Paperback
Release Date: May 28, 2024
Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
She thinks love can kill you. It turns out she might be right. The dark and sexy new thriller from the author of The Next Girl and The Strangers We Know .
Harper Brown is an expert at picking locks, breaking her way out of car trunks, and talking her way out of trouble. She could run a masterclass on escaping relationships—her record for losing a guy is three minutes flat. She’s addicted to true crime podcasts and is the genius behind a micro-column called “How to not get murdered”.
After having her heart broken helping her ex follow his dreams, Harper has moved to Paris to fulfill hers. She’s talked her way into a job as an arts journalist, a stepping stone to her dream role as an investigative journalist. And she’ll do whatever it takes to get there. But then one night she meets the artist Noah X, and everything she thinks she knows is turned upside down.
Soon Harper finds herself entangled in a web of lies, hot on the trail of a murderer and the scoop of a lifetime. This is the story that could make her career—if the killer doesn’t catch her first.
Review:
Harper Brown is an expert at getting out of relationships and picking locks. She loves true crime podcasts, so she knows how to avoid becoming a victim herself. She’s just moved to Paris to be an arts journalist, which isn’t what she wants to do but it’s a step in the right direction. One night, she meets Noah X, a new emerging artist, and Harper’s life is changed. She ends up entangled in a murder investigation, which she must solve before she becomes the next target.
This was a slow burn, intense thriller. The actual “thriller” part didn’t start until quite a few chapters into the story, but somehow it was still creepy. This story shows a dark side of Paris, with missing and murdered women, who aren’t given the investigation they deserve. I loved how clever and adaptable Harper was in dangerous situations. She didn’t give up searching for answers, when most people would have.
The Paris Affair is a great thriller!
Thank you Tandem Collective and Simon and Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book.
Content warnings: murder, abduction, stalking
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