Die Around Sundown: A Henri Lefort Mystery
The clock is ticking for Mark Pryor’s detective protagonist, Henri Lefort. Lefort is more Sam Spade than Armand Gamache, and his wisecracking jaundice eye makes this historical mystery a fun read. Of course, touring through Paris with Lefort satisfies the armchair traveler in us. But still! That ticking clock, always present over Lefort’s head, is the ultimatum of solve the case or else that puts him in an awful predicament. Die Around Sundown is a perfect pairing with our 2020 Mystery & Thriller Pick, Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black.
Mark Pryor's Die Around Sundown is the first entry in an exciting mystery series set in Paris during World War II, where a detective is forced to solve a murder while protecting his own secrets.
Summer 1940: In German-occupied Paris, Inspector Henri Lefort has been given just five days to solve the murder of a German major that took place in the Louvre Museum. Blocked from the crime scene but given a list of suspects, Henri encounters a group of artists, including Pablo Picasso, who know mor...






















