CITY OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT Molly Murphy, Book 13

Nicola Barber's clear, light voice and facility with accents, especially Irish and French, are well displayed in this latest chapter in the Molly Murphy mysteries, set in the early 1900s. Former investigator Molly and baby Liam go to Paris to stay with friends Sid and Gus after the Cosa Nostra bomb Molly's house in New York. But when Molly arrives, Sid and Gus are nowhere to be found; what's more, a prominent artist friend of theirs is dead. This easy listen quietly addresses the issue of discrimination against Jews in Paris at the time and is sprinkled with interesting cameos of art giants such as Picasso, Monet, and Cassatt. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2014]