Where did the idea for treasure of saintlazare come from. 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. The search for the nazi gold and raphael painting was full of intrigue with an opening for the next story. Chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. Read more read less 2012 john m pearce p20 john m pearce. John pearce spends most of his time writing at home in sarasota, florida. Award winner treasure of saintlazare is the awardwin. Find everything you need to know about city of saintlazare on yellowpages. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Explore books by john pearce with our selection at. 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. I have been to paris but i didnt remember most of the places. Facepaced thriller spanning the globe from paris to the states. Both books topped multiple bestseller lists and treasure of saintlazare won best top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. List of streets you can see below map of saintlazare. John pearce books paris thrillers for the 21st century treasure of saintlazare chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. John pearce has captured with brio both the excitement and the historical weight of the nazi project to steal the culture of. All the parks have wifi and admission to the cityowned museums is free. Upon going through his belongings, she finds a letter from him addressed to the father of someone she once knew. The story behind treasure of saintlazare parttime parisian. I have never been to paris, and love reading books which describe the city of light in all its glory.
The characters were welldeveloped especially the protagonist, eddie grant. The cover photograph, which features an image of paris in black and white was intriguing to say the least. I think the longnecked bastard planned to wind up in paris and sent him there but he may also have used the underground railroad. John pearce author of treasure of saintlazare goodreads.
Free book marketing bookgrow 10 members last activity nov 20, 2012 05. Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce. Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce book cover, description, publication history. Jens father is killed in a hitandrun one sunny florida afternoon.
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. Finding the focus to write paris thrillers freedom. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at best visual art database. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. I was happy to receive a copy of the book treasure of saintlazare by john pearce. Pearce weaves richly textured descriptions of life in paris through an intricate plot with believable, welldrawn characters. John pearce is a parttime parisian but lives quite happily most of the the year in.