Paris is known for its beauty and romance, heralded
throughout the world. Yet as with all cities there is a dark and steamy
underground, where those who are just a bit more self-indulgent lurk.
In Floats the Dark Shadow by Yves Fey, we are introduced to
both the beauty and the darkness that encompasses the soul of the city of love.
Beginning slowly and yet just coming to the attention to the authorities,
children are going missing. The darkness begins with those who have no one to
look out for them, but soon escalates as the heinous darkness of possible cult
activity begins to come to light. Where are the missing children and who is
behind the disappearances of those most innocent, yet also the most at risk?
Fey has given us a dark mystery, set in a beautiful yet
decadent setting. He pairs an unsuspecting artist, a woman who lives on the
fringe of the beauty and darkness, and pairs her with a solid and no nonsense
Detective Michel Devaux. Theodora Faraday has run across the investigation
unknowingly, but is drawn in by circumstance. The clash of temperaments and thought
processes of the two who must find a way to work together are dynamic and just
a bit intriguing. The poetic mindset of Theo and the insistent solidity of
Detective Devaux keep the action both interesting and magnetic.
The darkness and decadence of the perpetrator, has just
enough depravity and evil to set the stage for a story of horrible magnitudes. What is happening to the disappearing children,
those most at risk in the dark streets of the city? Can Theo and her Detective
find the answers before another tragedy occurs?
If you enjoy horror and mystery you will find this a work to
look for. Fey gives us both the beauty of Paris but also the darkness and
dissolution. The pairing of two totally differing personalities to find the
perpetrator of the disappearances is very crafty and inventive.
This would be a great book for a reading or discussion
group. There is a great deal of interesting discussion going on within the book
that can be taken up by those reading it as well. Fey has taken us into a world
of excess, and delivered the goods.
Rating 4\5
This book was received free from the authors publicist. All opinions are my own based off my reading and understanding of the material.
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