The story follows an “apprentice” named Sigmundo Salvatrio who goes to the world fair in Paris (1899) in order to deliver an item and a message to his mentor’s friend. “Fate is nourished by errors glory feeds on regret.” BUT! If you’re here for a more intricate mystery where philosophy and psychology play a big role in solving the mystery, then buckle in.
If you’re here just for a classic murder mystery, serve away. But along with solving the murder, there is a simultaneous plot that ponders over the philosophy of detective work. This is not your typical detective story. I had to ponder over this book for a while, but eventually decided it was worth the 3 stars. “During the day we worship syllogisms, but the night belongs to the metaphor.” Written in a strikingly original voice, and poignantly evoking a world about to lose its innocence forever, The Paris Enigma opens a window onto crime solving's early days, when wit, common sense, and intelligence were the only tools a detective could rely on. The pair soon realizes that the stakes involved are unimaginably high they must not only catch the stalking murderer but also alter the fate of their precious brotherhood.
#QUE ES UN ENIGMA SERIES#
When a member of The Twelve is discovered dead at the foot of the gleaming Eiffel Tower, the first in what turns into a series of grisly murders, Arzaky and Salvatrio find themselves in a race against time around glorious fin de siècle Paris, encountering all manner of secret societies, solving philosophical puzzles, while also trying to save a dangerously beautiful woman. Salvatrio arrives in Paris, carrying a secret message meant only for Craig's best friend and cofounder of The Twelve, the brilliant, brooding, and fiercely competitive Viktor Arzaky. In his place he sends his novice assistant, Sigmundo Salvatrio-son of a shoemaker, a lifelong detective-arts devotee, and the only remaining student of Craig's famed Academy for Detectives in Buenos Aires.
The Twelve travel to Paris to convene as a single body for the first time, but also, if some whispers are to be believed, to debate the very philosophy that underlies their pursuit of the world's most wanted criminals.īut one detective is conspicuously absent: the legendary founding member of The Twelve, Renato Craig, will not attend. The Twelve Detectives-a society of the twelve most famous, compelling, and dazzling detectives from around the world-have been asked to discuss the secrets of their trade as part of the fair's lineup of events. It is 1889, and the entire world breathlessly anticipates the Paris World's Fair and the opening of Monsieur Eiffel's iconic tower. In the tradition of Caleb Carr's The Alienist and Eric Larsen's The Devil in the White City comes a gripping tale of murder and the art of crime solving, atmospherically set during the 1889 Paris World's Fair.
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