Eddie grant is haunted by the one case the best of paris gendarmes couldnt solvethe murder of his family. Treasure of saint lazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce book cover, description, publication history. This is the largest in monets series of twelve paintings of the saintlazare train station in paris, a subject favored by many impressionist painters. This is a continuation of the topic camelings stack of books part 3. John pearce has captured with brio both the excitement and the historical weight of the nazi project to steal the culture of their front page read more. I was happy to receive a copy of the book treasure of saintlazare by john pearce. Buy a cheap copy of treasure of saintlazare book by john pearce. Then its back home to burrow into the darkest reaches of the german occupation in search of the treasure.
John pearce author, treasure of saintlazare, a best. The eddie grant series book 1 kindle edition by pearce, john. Paris by john pearce tuesday is launch day for last stop. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading treasure of saint lazare. Join a dangerous quest to find the most valuable art treasure still missing since the end of world war. The sequel to treasure of saint lazare the eddie grant series book 2 ebook. John pearces first novel, treasure of saintlazare, set a high bar. This topic was continued by camelings stack of books part 6. Considering its an early work from an unheralded author who clearly understands the key to hooking readers is to create believable characters and to craft a thrilling plot with unexpected twists. Time is helping him recover, but when an old lover reappears, hes jerked back into the pastand into a breathtaking hunt for the killers and a priceless stolen treasure thats been missing. Shelf unbound decemberjanuary 2016 by shelf media group issuu. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Nov 20, 2012 paris writer john pearce is the author of the bestselling treasure of saint lazare, a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed and of love lost and found. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The eddie grant series book ebook cover design awards, september 2015 treasure hunt anyone. English artist jane dixonsmith of jd smith design created the new cover. Oct 12, 2012 i was happy to receive a copy of the book treasure of saint lazare by john pearce. For the last few months ive been casting about for some way to answer the question ive heard from a dozen or so readers of the eddie grant series. Barbara ameise1s world 4 75 books challenge for 2018. John pearce is a parttime parisian but lives quite happily most of the the year in sarasota, fl. John pearce s first novel set in paris is out again in a revised second edition.
The gare saintlazare st lazarus station, officially parissaintlazare, is one of the six large terminus railway stations of paris. A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 by john pearce author 3. The story behind treasure of saintlazare the eddie. The second book in emilia bernhards charming death in paris series, featuring two american sleuths in the city of lights, is perfect for fans of m. Jens father is killed in a hitandrun one sunny florida afternoon. John pearce wrote treasure of saintlazare, which can be purchased at a lower price at.
Residents are invited to place their treasures in good working order at the curb for free pickup by other members of the community. An engaging mystery about lost nazi war loot and contemporary murders that recalls other popular international thrillers of the past decade. John pearce books paris thrillers for the 21st century treasure of saintlazare chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. Treasure of saintlazare by john pearce, paperback barnes. John pearce has spent decades learning about paris and is now putting all the information hes gathered into his thrillers.
Paris is the sequel to your novel treasure of saint lazare. Jul, 2018 treasure of saintlazare by john pearce 4 stars 5. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Paris writer john pearce on treasure of saint lazare and. Hot new releases book features indie authors indie books interviews selfpublishing writing tips free ebooks book promotion author promotion author news book news. Suspense mysterythriller treasure of saintlazare by john pearce. He lost his wife and son to an unsolved murder and his father was killed in a car accident. Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce. I think im learning how to do it and can push up the pace a bit, so i hope to have a fourth one out in less than a year, and theres a list of plots waiting for later.
John penned his first novel, treasure of saint lazare, in 2012, followed by last stop. Most of all, treasure of saintlazare is a novel about paris. A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 kindle edition by john pearce. It is a prequel to treasure of saintlazare, last stop.
Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce book cover, description, publication history. In pearce s thriller, a man caught in the middle of a search for world war ii war treasures and a murder plot finds himself reexamining his own past tragedies. Along the way he and jen restart the brief, fiercely passionate affair that he abandoned, to his regret, 20 years before sarasota. Treasure of saintlazare audiobook john pearce audible. Treasure of saintlazare, by john pearce, is a mystery about events far distant in time and space that profoundly affect the peaceful life of a wealthy american businessman living in paris. Paris writer john pearce is the author of the bestselling treasure of saintlazare, a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed and of love lost and found. Award winner treasure of saintlazare is the awardwinning top. See future books in the series listed in order as they release. I reserve brilliant for works by john mcphee and james michener, but on that scale, john pearce s treasure of saintlazare is at least very good. It illustrates the corruption of the politicians and police, the violence of the extremist freikorps ruffians, and the general fear and loathing that led to hitler. Paris writer john pearce on treasure of saint lazare and wwii.
Treasure of saintlazare is based on fact, the theft in 1939 of the priceless raphael painting portrait of a young man which disappeared in 1945. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with free standard. As readers and listeners return to eddies shadowy world of undercover. The romantic back story of the eddie grant series, introducing eddies first. Treasure of saintlazare, a paris mystery by john pearce. The research i did for treasure of saintlazare led to poland and the czartoryski museum of krakow, where a blank frame still hangs on the wall in place of portrait of a young man, a painting the italian old master raphael made in 1514.
Lauren is the story behind treasure of saintlazare and the eddie grant thriller series. The story behind treasure of saintlazare parttime parisian. Chosen the best historical mystery of 2014 by readers favorite. Written by john pearce, audiobook narrated by tim campbell. He worked as a journalist in washington and europe, where he covered economics for the international herald tribune and edited a business magazine. John penned his first novel, treasure of saintlazare, in 2012, followed by last stop.
Read more read less 2012 john m pearce p20 john m pearce. Eddie made his name as a us special forces commander in the first gulf war, then following in his familys footsteps as a businessman in paris, where he was. The search for the nazi gold and raphael painting was full of intrigue with an opening for the next story. Discover book depositorys huge selection of john pearce books online. The cover photograph, which features an image of paris in black and white was intriguing to say the least. When readers last saw eddie grant in treasure of saintlazare 2012, he was hot on the trail of nazi war loot in the company of his onagain, offagain lover, jen. It serves train services toward normandy, northwest of paris, along the parisle havre railway. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title winterkartoffelknodel kartoffelpotato by rita falk 4 stars 6. Pearce weaves richly textured descriptions of life in paris through an intricate plot with believable, welldrawn characters. I have never been to paris, and love reading books which describe the city of light in all its glory. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Get the audible audio editions of the eddie grant series series from the.
This week we talk with john about looted art, seventyyear old mysteries, and the art of writing fact. The characters were welldeveloped especially the protagonist, eddie grant. The eddie grant book series by john pearce begins with treasure of saintlazare. It was looted shortly after the blitzkrieg and spent most of the war hanging in the home of hans frank, governorgeneral of occupied poland. Saint lazare, marseille, neighborhood in the 3rd arrondissement of marseille this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title saint lazare. The eddie grant series book 2 kindle edition by pearce, john. John pearce wrote a great standalone book that is part of a series. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. I really enjoyed this story and found it a pageturner. A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 ebook.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Treasure of saintlazare is the story of one mans effort to recover from a serious loss and bring justice to some of the criminals while at the same time restoring a romantic relationship he had thrust a way in the darkest months of his depression. Both books topped multiple bestseller lists and treasure of saintlazare won best top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. Despite outward appearances, eddie grant lives with his own personal tragedies.
Hear my son max pronounce the word cabane download cabane2. John pearces first novel set in paris is out again in a revised second edition. Download the eddie grant series audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Both the kindle and paperback versions will be on sale, and the audio book will follow within days, or as soon as and amazon approve the outstanding narration dan gallagher did. From the harvard art museums collections the gare saint. Parttime spy eddie grant takes on the case of his life when an old lover comes to paris with the key to the murder of his wife and child. Wandering paris, paris, paris 2020 travelagenciesfinder. May 22, 2019 after leaving germany in the midseventies to move to sarasota, florida, john left journalism and entered the security business which would later enable him to retire early and begin his career as a novelist. This week we talk with john about looted art, seventyyear old mysteries, and the art of writing factbased thrillers. Rather than carefully delineating the details of a scene, monet chose to depict more fleeting visual effects. Her death at the hands of a gang of international criminals was the incident that started the conspiracy that, years later, eddie grant unravelled with the help of jen wetzmuller and aurelie cabillaud. Where did the idea for treasure of saintlazare come from. Award winner treasure of saint lazare is the awardwin.
Saintlazare is the second busiest station in paris, after the gare du nord. Explore books by john pearce with our selection at. I think the longnecked bastard planned to wind up in paris and sent him there but he. Located in the 8th arrondissement in the heart of paris, the new hotel saint lazare 3 star, is five minutes walk from the saint lazare train station and has a pleasant interior garden. Most of all, treasure of saint lazare is a novel about paris. Buy a cheap copy of treasure of saint lazare book by john pearce. Finding the focus to write paris thrillers freedom. Treasure of saintlazare came out at the end of the year, followed by last stop. John pearce books list of books by author john pearce. Treasure of saint lazare, by john pearce, is a mystery about events far distant in time and space that profoundly affect the peaceful life of a wealthy american businessman living in paris. John pearce and the rise of the mass food market in london, 18701930. Eddie grant series audiobooks listen to the full series. Chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. Murder in saintgermain an aimee leduc investigation french wordaday is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. John pearce is seasoned and veteran author with a breakout first novel treasure of saintlazare. In this interview, pearce gives us some behindthescenes insights in the creation of treasure of saintlazare, talks about art and how the city of. Treasure of saintlazare by john pearce 20121012 cara black. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you the chimney sweepers boy by barbara vine 4 stars 8. Paris by john pearce peter steiners the good cop is a pitchperfect aria in the chaotic opera that was weimar. I have been to paris but i didnt remember most of the places. Upon going through his belongings, she finds a letter from him addressed to the father of someone she once knew. When readers last saw eddie grant in treasure of saintlazare, he was hot on the trail of nazi war loot in the company of his onagain, offagain lover, jen.