The fourth Nicolas Le Floch Investigation. Paris, 1774. Commissioner Le Floch's stormy love affair with socialite Julie de Lastérieux has run its course. But before Nicolas can formally end the relationship, Julie is found murdered in her bed, a victim of poisoning. For now, he retains the confidence of even the King, who sends him on a secret intelligence mission. But a plot is afoot to implicate Nicolas in Julie's death, and he is soon fighting to uncover the perpetrators and clear his name. AUTHOR: Jean-Francois Parot is a diplomat and historian. The Nicolas Le Floch mysteries have been published to much acclaim in France. SELLING POINTS: Fourth in series of seven historical crime novels Series has sold 500,000 copies in French Soon to be adapted for French television *