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Louis Mie and the Trial of Hautefaye
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $24.99
Publisher: Books & Hooves Publishing, LLC
Published: Jan 1 2024
Pages: 324
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the birth of a new French Republic, a man must risk his honor, his marriage and even his life in a battle between his ideals and his ambition.
France, 1870. A frenzied mob brutally murders a man they believe to be a Prussian spy and a threat to the cult of Emperor Napoleon III. Louis Mie, a republican lawyer, finds himself entangled in a web of political intrigue and moral dilemmas when he is tasked with defending one of the murderers: a political show trial that could send his career to new heights.
But as Louis delves deeper into the high-profile case, he quickly realizes that defending the enigmatic Leonard Piarrouty is far more complex than he ever imagined. And now his entire life is about to fall apart as his obsession with his work takes his strained marriage to the brink of collapse.
In a gripping race against time, Louis must confront the blurred lines between justice, loyalty, and the pursuit of power, risking everything to unearth the truth: secrets that ruthless men will kill to protect.
Will Louis be able to save his client... or his own family?
This evocative historical novel, based on true events, holds the answers...
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