This is the first Hugo Marston novel I've read and I look forward to others. Hugo heads security at the American Embassy in Paris. He's former FBI, a skilled profiler, and becomes involved in a mysterious murder. A friend who runs a book stall is abducted, the police seem uninterested, and there is a lot of tension. Drugs, rare books, a new relationship, the unraveling of Nazi collaborators during WWII. Hugo plunges into the mess despite admonitions from the Ambassador to stay clear. With the help of a semi-retired CIA buddy and a reluctant police detective, and a new love, much is uncovered. It's a fast-paced story that kept moving. And Marston does a fine job of providing nice details about Paris. Good read.