Chris Lloyd — Banquet of Beggars
The city’s first winter under Nazi Occupation. A time of rations, breadlines, and desperate hunger.
When Detective Eddie Giral investigates the murder of a black marketeer he knows two things: firstly, that nobody will mourn this man, and secondly, that the fate of Paris rests on finding his killer.
The city’s underworld is engaged in its own war and the German occupiers – the biggest criminals of all – are looking for any excuse to tighten their grip on Paris. And they think Eddie is just the man to help them.
As his investigation leads him from empty shelves to enemy feasts, from meagre rations to seething riots, Eddie must face temptation at every turn.
But what use is surviving, if he cannot live with himself?
