Extraordinary People
A stunning cold-case mystery from the bestselling author of The Lewis Trilogy (The Enzo Files Book 1)
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3.9 • 47 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In the first book of the Enzo Files, ex forensic scientist Enzo Macleod makes a daring wager and attempts to solve the ten-year-old case of a vanished man.
An old mystery.
As midnight strikes, a man desperately seeking sanctuary flees into a church. The next day, his sudden disappearance will make him famous throughout France.
A new science.
Forensic expert Enzo Macleod takes a wager to solve the seven most notorious French murders, armed with modern technology and a total disregard for the justice system.
A fresh trail.
Deep in the catacombs below the city, he unearths dark clues deliberately set - and as he draws closer to the killer, discovers that he is to be the next victim.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the first breezy installment of a projected new series from Scottish author May (The Firemaker), Enzo Macleod, a Scottish forensic biologist who lives in France, bets that he can solve an old case with new science. Lonely and bored with his teaching career, the widowed biologist takes on the unsolved case of Jacques Gaillard, a public intellectual with a controversial political career who disappeared without a trace 10 years earlier. With the help of his adored daughter, Sophie, and new flame, Charlotte, a beautiful psychologist trained in criminal profiling, Enzo traverses France and Germany to follow a series of clues that lead to scattered body parts and Gaillard's dangerous killers. Despite some unlikely coincidences, this travelogue cum murder mystery makes for a fun puzzle.
Customer Reviews
Disappointed
Spoilers: I do not like Enzo, the lead character. While he abandoned his wife for another woman (which happens), what kind of support did he offer his first daughter - did he send cards, gifts, support money? Did he try to visit her? I do not get the sense that he did and then he blamed the first wife for it all. I am glad Sophie, his second daughter, picked a much better man for herself. The book became quite predictable and he also got all the credit for solving the mysteries, when there were several people involved. Will not read further books in his series. Loved the Lewis trilogy however.