The black market is the perfect place to make a killing
Paris, December 1940
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?
Praise for Banquet of Beggars
“A book that takes us into the heart of Occupied Paris … A stunning achievement” DOUGLAS SKELTON
“Top quality historical crime fiction” S. G. MACLEAN
“An excellent historical series” VASEEM KHAN
“A novel that forces readers to ask difficult questions of ourselves … establishes Eddie Giral as one of the most fascinating protagonists in current historical crime” ALIS HAWKINS
“A feast of a book… The portrayal of wartime Paris is unsurpassed!” DOUGLAS JACKSON
“Clever and atmospheric … Lloyd has got under the skin of an occupied city” ADRIAN MAGSON
“Fantastic! A must-read for fans of Philip Kerr” STEVE CAVANAGH
“… catches the essence of the city like no other crime writer does […] Great stuff” MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, CRIME TIME
“An excellent third instalment in a series set in a frighteningly well-imagined world where there are no heroes, only survivors” DAILY MAIL
“Utterly clever and compulsive” GRAHAM BARTLETT
“A terrific read set in an utterly convincing, sullen Occupied Paris” A. D. BERGIN
“Sophisticated and intricately woven, the outcome is in doubt until the final page” DOUGLAS JACKSON
“Draws you in and doesn’t let you go. Totally absorbing” MICHAEL RIDPATH
“Terrific … Meticulously researched and richly rewarding” TOM MEAD
“A cracking read” TREVOR WOOD