The Paris Plot

Determined to have a good time after graduating from a religious college, Seabright jets off to Europe to experience life avec plaisir, but a series of self-indulgences soon cause the Paris police to mistake her for a murderer. Written from an omniscient viewpoint, The Paris Plot gives the reader ample clues to solve the cat-and-mouse mystery by showing her what is going on in the police investigation, the killer’s haunt, and each of the suspect’s lives simultaneously with clever intersections and colorful coincidences. Seabright’s uncle, a motorcycle missionary from Montmartre, senses her complicity in the recent Eiffel Tower homicide and warns her about the horrors that lie behind temptation’s gate, prophetically foreshadowing the deadly denouement to follow if a wolf in sheep’s clothing manages to sink the boat of her faith: “The killer wouldn’t even have to cross your path…you’d find yourself on his.