Cara and Murder in the Sentier

Back prowling Paris' dark streets with Cara Black, this time in the Sentier looking for murder and mayhem as always

Cara wants to show me a particular secret passage so off we go...

Down what seems to me the loneliest and darkest of streets in Paris...

Ooopla the passage is locked tight.

This doesn't deter Cara in the least, who is climbing up the grate like a cat. My heart 's in my mouth and I'm holding my breath. No way am I game to follow suit. Just give me a nice armchair to follow Aimée Leduc's adventures thank you very much.

I'll stick to stalking Paris' dogs.

Clever Cara knows there's a fountain nearby to wash her hands...Lordie!

A murder occurs here at le Tour de Jean-sans-Peur, rue Étienne-Marcel in the Sentier mystery and no wonder - very eery...

Cara tells me, "it's not so easy to murder someone in Paris."

"Why, because of the crowds?"

"No, you need a place to hide the body...like behind construction or in a trash can.."

Ohhhhh OK. Hmmm...

We wander through passage Moliere - kind of romantic...

Nevermind. Cara finds a weird shop where you can get a plaster cast of your hands or feet for 125€. Only in Paris.

In the Aimée Leduc Companion (free on Amazon). you'll find nice places to eat and visit in each murder area. No kidding.

I've always wanted to eat at Le Colbert on rue Vivienne

And especially Le Grand Vefour...

We didn't stop in either one or the recommended Brasserie Vaudeville. Instead we stick to the dark side - an area that used to be chock-a-block with street walkers but those days are over. Par hazard, as I'm filming Cara walking, a working girl pops out, blond and toute en noire and accuses us of taking her picture. She demands to view the video tape. I want to make a run for it, but Cara's cool as a cucumber,

"mais non Madame we did not take you picture." All is resolved peacefully. Whew.

My 15 seconds of video is on YouTube here.

*Listen to Cara tell of her 1st trip to Paris and her encounter with writer Romain Gary - what a brave and resourceful woman.

Then curl up with Murder in the Sentier someplace safe and cosy and read all about murder and mayhem preferably with a cup of tea and some biscuits...