Treasure of saint lazare, by john pearce, is a mystery about events far distant in time and space that profoundly affect the peaceful life of a wealthy american businessman living in paris. Along the way he and jen restart the brief, fiercely passionate affair that he abandoned, to his regret, 20 years before sarasota. Treasure of saint lazare came out at the end of the year, followed by last stop. Used availability for john pearce s treasure of saintlazare. A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 free expedited delivery and up to 30% off rrp on select textbooks shipped and sold by amazon au. He worked as a journalist in washington and europe, where he covered economics for the international herald tribune. I was happy to receive a copy of the book treasure of saintlazare by john pearce. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. In pearces thriller, a man caught in the middle of a search for world war ii war treasures and a murder plot finds himself reexamining his own past tragedies.
I got around to that first novel in 2012, after months of pondering a very different plot, one based on the knowledge of paris id accumulated over dozens of visits. Treasure of saintlazare is based on fact, the theft in 1939 of the priceless raphael painting portrait of a young man which disappeared in 1945. John pearce author, treasure of saintlazare, a bestselling. Author of treasure of saintlazare, available now as a kindle select edition, paperback or audiobook. In it, eddie grant finally gets his hands on his evil. Get the audible audio editions of the eddie grant series series from the. Along the way, eddie solves the murders of his wife and son and, as it turns out, the murder of his father. Chosen the best historical mystery of 2014 by readers favorite. Treasure of saintlazare came out at the end of the year, followed by last stop. John pearce wrote treasure of saintlazare, which can be purchased at a lower price at. This week we talk with john about looted art, seventyyear old mysteries, and the art of writing factbased thrillers. Suspense mysterythriller treasure of saintlazare by john pearce. Careers got in the way, but years later i was able to retire early and turn to treasure of saintlazare.
A novel of paris by john pearce eddie grant is haunted by the one case neither he nor the best of paris gendarmes could solve the murder of his family. Treasure of saintlazare is a novel of paris, of suspense, and of love lost and found. I think im learning how to do it and can push up the pace a bit, so i hope to have a fourth one out in less than a year, and theres a list of plots waiting for later. Interview with john pearce, author of finding pegasus. The search for the nazi gold and raphael painting was full of intrigue with an opening for the next story. Ive also lived in germany, where i wrote for the international herald tribune, and washington, where i was the senior economics reporter for the associated press. John le carre, like a lot of young writers of my generation. Im the author of treasure of saintlazare and its sequel, last stop. Paris intends to pull the reader into the city as the protagonist works to. John pearce author of treasure of saintlazare goodreads. Treasure of saintlazare, a paris mystery by john pearce. For a free copy of the treasure of saintlazare sign up to the eddie grant reading group. Its available there in kindle, paperback and audiobook editions.
Paris is set in paris, miami, munich, and several parts of eastern europe. The eddie grant book series by john pearce begins with treasure of saint lazare. I really enjoyed this story and found it a pageturner. John pearce wrote a great standalone book that is part of a series. Click on the cover picture for more details on the books amazon site. In this interview, pearce gives us some behindthescenes insights in the creation of treasure of saintlazare, talks about art and how the city of.
In pearces thriller, a man caught in the middle of a search for world war ii war. Where did the idea for treasure of saintlazare come from. John pearce books list of books by author john pearce. Click on the cover picture for more details on the book s amazon site. Treasure of saintlazare audiobook john pearce audible. I have been to paris but i didnt remember most of the places. The two men were monument men, american soldiers who attempted to recover stolen artwork from the nazis. Nov 04, 2018 where did the idea for treasure of saintlazare come from.
Pearce again accomplishes every thriller writers aim. Paris is an international suspense thriller and a sequel to his previous thriller, treasure of saintlazare. Paris writer john pearce is the author of the bestselling treasure of saintlazare, a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed and of love lost and found this week we talk with john about looted art, seventyyear old mysteries, and the art of writing fact. Download the eddie grant series audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. I put off creating this post until finding pegasus was published, but now that its selling well i thought id try to answer the question in several ways. Paris writer john pearce on treasure of saint lazare and wwii.
A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 kindle edition by john pearce. I was a journalist with novelist ambitions, living in europe and writing about banking and finance. Jens father is killed in a hitandrun one sunny florida afternoon. The characters were welldeveloped especially the protagonist, eddie grant. Most of all, treasure of saintlazare is a novel of paris.
Treasure of saintlazare is set in paris and sarasota, florida. In pearce s thriller, a man caught in the middle of a search for world war ii war treasures and a murder plot finds himself reexamining his own past tragedies. Most of all, treasure of saintlazare is a novel about paris. I have never been to paris, and love reading books which describe the city of light in all its glory. Paris, a pair of thrillers that started with this question. Although its the second installment in the eddie grant series, i didnt have difficulty following what had happened in the first book, treasure of saintlazare. The story behind treasure of saintlazare for the last few months ive been casting about for some way to answer the question ive heard from a dozen or so readers of the. I have decided to call these free or inexpensive books i download on my kindle to read while i am exercising, kindle trash. Pearce weaves richly textured descriptions of life in paris through an intricate plot with believable, welldrawn characters.
Suspense mysterythriller treasure of saint lazare by john pearce. Adam barr did a great performance with his distinguished voices for various characters. Buy a cheap copy of treasure of saintlazare book by john pearce. The eddie grant series book 1 kindle edition by pearce, john. Oct 12, 2012 i was happy to receive a copy of the book treasure of saint lazare by john pearce. Upon going through his belongings, she finds a letter from him addressed to the father of someone she once knew. Eddie grant series audiobooks listen to the full series. May 22, 2019 john penned his first novel, treasure of saintlazare, in 2012, followed by last stop. John pearce is a parttime parisian but lives quite happily most of the the year in sarasota, fl. Treasure of saintlazare by john pearce, paperback barnes. Paris by john pearce five stars beautifully written, imaginative, a delight to read this book will appeal to three kinds of readers. See future books in the series listed in order as they release. The story behind treasure of saintlazare parttime parisian. The eddie grant book series by john pearce begins with treasure of saintlazare.
Paris, the two published so far, are cerebral mysteries featuring francoamerican businessman eddie grant and his lovely bride aurelie cabillaud, a sorbonne professor. Treasure of saintlazare is the story of one mans effort to recover from a serious loss and bring justice to some of the criminals while at the same time restoring a romantic relationship he had thrust a way in the darkest months of his depression. Treasure of saintlazare, by john pearce, is a mystery about events far distant in time and space that profoundly affect the peaceful life of a wealthy american businessman living in paris. Im a former journalist and businessman, and i split my time between my main home in sarasota, fl, and the city i, like josephine baker, consider my home town paris. John pearce has based his novel on an intriguing historical fact. John pearce author, treasure of saintlazare, a best. Chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. John pearce has captured with brio both the excitement and the historical weight of the nazi project to steal the culture of their front page read more.
John pearce has spent decades learning about paris and is now putting all the information hes gathered into his thrillers. Treasure of saint lazare is the story of one mans effort to recover from a serious loss and bring justice to some of the criminals while at the same time restoring a romantic relationship he had thrust a way in the darkest months of his depression. There are a variety of mystery series books centered on paris. Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce. Paris is set in paris, miami, munich, and several parts of. It is a prequel to treasure of saintlazare, last stop. Paris by john pearce was a fast paced book set in various, richly described locations in europe. The painting, raphaels famous portrait of a young man, remains missing other treasures hans frank stole were recovered when american troops arrested him near munich, but not the raphael. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The old nazis set up their own version and used it mainly to move their people. Feb 26, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of john pearce books online. Treasure of saintlazare quotes showing of 3 that name was a sadistic play on the underground railroad that smuggled american slaves north.
Treasure of saint lazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce book cover, description, publication history. Her death at the hands of a gang of international criminals was the incident that started the conspiracy that, years later, eddie grant unravelled with the help of jen wetzmuller and aurelie cabillaud. John pearce he worked as a journalist in washington and europe, where he covered economics for the international herald tribune and edited a business magazine. He was one of eleven nazi war criminals hanged at nuremburg. Treasure of saintlazare, by john pearce, is a mystery about events far distant in time and space that profoundly affect the peaceful life of a wealthy american businessman living in paris pearce weaves richly textured descriptions of life in paris through an intricate plot with believable, welldrawn characters. Cara black aimee ladou john pearce treasure of saint lazare last stop paris. After a business career in sarasota, he spends his days working on his future books a sequel he expects to publish later in 2014 and a. The story behind treasure of saintlazare the eddie. This book has international crime, exotic locations, some great characters. The cover photograph, which features an image of paris in black and white was intriguing to say the least. Paris writer john pearce on treasure of saint lazare and. Seasons author signed by pearce, john ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nov 20, 2012 paris writer john pearce is the author of the bestselling treasure of saint lazare, a novel of murder, betrayal, and greed and of love lost and found. This one was a cut above because a lot of it took place in paris and i recognized various locations and landmarks.
Then its back home to burrow into the darkest reaches of the german occupation in search of the treasure. John pearce author of treasure of saintlazare, available now as a kindle select edition, paperback or audiobook sarasota, florida writing and editing. An engaging mystery about lost nazi war loot and contemporary murders that recalls other popular international thrillers of the past decade. When readers last saw eddie grant in treasure of saintlazare 2012, he was hot. In this interview, pearce gives us some behindthescenes insights in the creation of treasure of saint lazare, talks about art and how the city of. Nov 10, 2012 featured indie book on indie author news. Award winner treasure of saintlazare is the awardwinning top. He worked as a journalist in washington and europe, where he covered economics for the international herald tribune and edited a business magazine. John pearce books paris thrillers for the 21st century treasure of saintlazare chosen the top historical mystery of the year by readers favorite. Despite outward appearances, eddie grant lives with his own personal tragedies. Treasure of saintlazare eddie grant, book 1 by john pearce book cover, description, publication history. A novel of paris the eddie grant series book 1 ebook. Facepaced thriller spanning the globe from paris to the states, the treasure of saintlazare takes off with the hit and run murder of a former partner of eddie grants father.