The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte [Anglais] [Reli�]

Jerry Labriola (Auteur)

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From Publishers Weekly

While the odd circumstances of Napoleon Bonaparte's death on St. Helena would seem a promising starting point for a whodunit, Labriola (The Budapest Legend with forensic expert Henry C. Lee) fails to make good use of his material. Paul D'Arneau, a Yale history professor, has just been ousted from his post because of his theory that the famed diplomat Talleyrand poisoned the emperor with arsenic when he serendipitously receives an e-mail from a shadowy French group offering him a six-figure fee and all expenses paid to solve the mystery of Bonaparte's death. For reasons never adequately explained, D'Arneau's subsequent probes attract unwelcome attention and place his life and those of his colleagues in danger. This effort to beef up the action may strike some readers as especially jarring in the light of the far-fetched solution to the case.
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Book Description

The controversial death of Napoleon is examined in a suspense novel that combines equal parts mystery and rich historical detail.

American historian and international treasure hunter, Paul D'Arneau, is licking his wounds after his iconoclastic views and unconventional research methods cost him his lofty university position. When a mysterious invitation from Gens de Verite, an ancient and secretive organization formed in France after the fall of Napoleon in 1815, arrives to offer Paul a chance to solve history's greatest and most controversial mysteries, he is intrigued. Was the emperor murdered or did he die a natural death?

Renowned for his expertise in forensics, esteemed for his rectitude in the shadowy world that trades in cultural artifacts, Paul seizes the opportunity. He quickly realizes his efforts to penetrate the secrets hidden in musty documents and oral histories of Napoleonic lore could cost him his life. He struggles to understand why the truth about Napoleon's death poses such a threat to the warring factions that zealously guard their historical turf, and little known details about Napoleon's life emerge.

D�tails sur le produit

Reli�: 329 pages
Editeur�: Strong Books (novembre 2007)
Langue : Anglais
ISBN-10: 1928782701
ISBN-13: 978-1928782704

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