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Join The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA for a special conversation with bestselling author Cara Black, as she unveils her much-anticipated new novel, Huguette.

Known worldwide for her beloved Aimée Leduc mystery series and acclaimed WWII thrillers, Cara now turns to historical fiction in this powerful standalone novel set in Paris and Lyon in postwar France. Huguette introduces readers to Claude Leduc—the man whose legacy will inspire his granddaughter Aimée, decades later, to become an investigator. Don’t miss this chance to hear Cara Black discuss her first historical novel, the inspirations behind it, and the threads that connect the new work to the "Aiméeverse."

A suspenseful and gorgeously wrought standalone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc Investigations, Huguette delivers the gripping story of a young woman’s survival in the lawlessness of post–World War II France—plus, a backstory Aimée fans won’t want to miss.

August 1945: Seventeen-year-old Huguette Faure is a survivor. The war has taken everything from her—both her parents and her sense of safety. Now, pregnant and on the lam, she cannot return to her childhood home in Paris. Forced to reinvent herself, she must outrun her father’s enemies, who want her dead. After narrowly avoiding jail time—thanks to the help of a kindhearted police officer named Claude Leduc— Huguette lands a job assisting a legendary film director. As her role develops from helping him with chores to cooking his books, she sees an opportunity to break free from the ghosts of her past once and for all.

In this big-hearted story of resilience, New York Times bestselling author Cara Black offers a wholly original depiction of postwar France as well as introduces Claude Leduc—the man who decades later inspired his granddaughter, Aimée, to become a private investigator.

Cara Black is the author of twenty-one books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series as well as the WWII thrillers Three Hours in Paris and Night Flight to Paris. She has won the Médaille de la Ville de Paris and the Médaille d'Or du Rayonnement Culturel de La Renaissance Française and received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards; her books have been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew.

You can order your copy of Huguette from Bookshop.org. 

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