Banquet of Beggars
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING OCCUPATION SERIES, FEATURING DETECTIVE EDDIE GIRAL
In Paris 1940, survival means sacrifice. Like most in the city, Detective Eddie Giral has already lost so much under Occupation: the people he once loved, the job he once believed in.
And his latest investigation into the murder of a black-marketeer has made it clearer than ever: Eddie is no longer just catching criminals. He’s working for them. Because when a German trader is the next to die, the authorities decide it’s innocent civilians who will pay the price – unless Eddie can find the killer in time.
As hunger grows, tensions rise and a fierce rebellion brews, Eddie will tread a dark path between doing whatever it takes to live with the enemy… and also with himself.
“Chris Lloyd’s Eddie Giral series, set in Paris during the Nazi occupation of the city in WW2, catches the essence of the city like no other crime writer does”
— Crimetime
“A feast of a book … The portrayal of wartime Paris is unsurpassed”
— Douglas Jackson
“Top quality historical crime fiction”
— S. G. Maclean
“A terrific read set in an utterly convincing, sullen Occupied Paris”
— A. D. Bergin
“A book that takes us into the heart of Occupied Paris … A stunning achievement”
— Douglas Skelton
“A novel that forces readers to ask difficult questions of ourselves … establishes Eddie Giral as one of the most fascinating protagonists in current historical crime”
— Alis Hawkins
“An excellent third instalment in a series set in a frighteningly well-imagined world”
— Daily Mail
“Ranks alongside Alan Furst and Philip Kerr … Powerful stuff”
— Sunday Times