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Unprecedented detail . . . The detail with which King explores the story is aided by the fact that not only did he have access to trial materials, including a stenographic record no one thought existed, but also the complete police dossier, which had been classified since the investigation began. <br> --Seattle Post-Intelligencer <br> A page-turning, detective/manhunt/courtroom drama. . . . King tells it with the skill of the best police and courtroom beat reporters, mixed with the sweeping eye of a social historian. <br> -- Lexington Herald-Leader <br> A new masterpiece of true crime writing...the most startling impression left by Death in the City of Light is of Paris itself, confronting the bestiality lurking behind its supremely civilized facade, and of the handful of Parisiennes who tried to serve justice in spite of it. <br>-- Salon<br> <br> Required reading. <br>-- New York Post <br> Weirdly fascinating. <br>--Bloomberg.com <br> This nonfiction account tracks the extensive manhunt and sensationalized trial of Dr. Marcel Petiot, who lured his victims by promising them safe passage out of Nazi-occupied Paris. King gained access to classified French police files in order to re-create this story of terror against the chaotic backdrop of war. <br> -- Goodreads September 2011 Movers & Shakers list <br> Erik Larson's tour de force of narrative nonfiction hasn't been matched--until now...While this work is painstaking in its research, it still has the immediacy and gasp power of a top-notch thriller. True-crime at its best. <br>-- Booklist (starred review) <br> A gripping story...this fascinating, often painful account combines a police procedural with a vivid historical portrait of culture and law enforcement in Nazi-occupied France. <br>-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) <br> Gripping....expertly written and completely absorbing <br>- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) <br> David King's anticipated crime history. <br>-NPR.org

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