Paris Unrest and Murder Create True-Crime Noir
Murder, Paris and the unrest of 1968 give this true-crime story atmosphere from the start. Edward Chisholm adds a noir-like pull to the investigation, making the social history feel charged rather than distant. It is stylish, unsettling and grounded in a fascinating moment.
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Paris Unrest and Murder Create True-Crime Noir
Murder, Paris and the unrest of 1968 give this true-crime story atmosphere from the start. Edward Chisholm adds a noir-like pull to the investigation, making the social history feel charged rather than distant. It is stylish, unsettling and grounded in a fascinating moment.
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'Evocative, gripping and beautifully written. I've recommended this book to everyone I know' EMERALD FENNELL
'Highly original, atmospheric and brilliantly conceived, Murder in Paris '68, a true story, reads like a tremendous thriller: fascinating, disturbing and shrewdly compelling.' WILLIAM BOYD
'A magnificent read' LAWRENCE OSBORNE
From the author of A Waiter In Paris...
In 1960s Paris, the high-life and the low-life go hand in hand. It is a time of glamour, sports cars, casinos and night clubs with a cast of actresses, petty criminals, high-level gangsters and compromised politicians. And with French cinema taking the world by storm, the man at the dark heart of it all is an enigmatic film star dubbed 'the most beautiful man in the world'.
With a shady past and a taste for bad company, Alain Delon lives on the edge. But when a dead body turns up in the outskirts of Paris that turns out to be his associate, Stevan, questions begin to be asked. That Delon shot to stardom playing the stylish and murderous Tom Ripley does not go unnoticed. Is art imitating life or is life imitating art? And who killed Stevan Markovic?
Edward Chisholm, author of the acclaimed A Waiter in Paris, submerses the reader into the city's demi-monde and draws us intimately into events as they unfold. And as we inhabit the lives of the players in this extraordinary true-life drama, we witness what became to be known as The Markovic Affair from the inside, as it spirals out of control and not only pulls down Alain Delon but everyone in his orbit.
For fans of Patrick Radden Keefe, David Grann and Philippe Sands, A Murder in Paris '68 may be the best non-fiction you read this year.
'An engrossing book. Through the story of a murder, it takes us back to Paris in the 1960s. As in A Waiter in Paris, Edward Chisholm pierces the glitter to find the city's seamy underside. And unlike the police of the time, he seems to have cracked the case.' SIMON KUPER
'A tremendous achievement, genre-defining, sexy, supple, scary. Chisholm gets us into the heads of all the characters, with the noir of Ripley and the street style and ineffable cool of New Wave.' JASON SOLOMONS, film critic and producer
Ideal for readers who:
- Value true crime with atmosphere, history and a Parisian setting.
- Follow a murder investigation shaped by the unrest of 1968.
- Appreciate social history told with the pull of noir.
- Prefer real cases that feel vivid, original and unsettling.
- About The Author
- Edward Chisholm was born in Dorset, England, and moved to Paris in 2012 where he worked all manner of low-paid jobs, from waiting and bar work to museum security and market hand, while trying to build a career as a writer. His memoir, A Waiter In Paris has sold over 100,000 copies and has been translated into several languages. Now, Chisholm makes a living as a creative director, author and screenwriter, based in Switzerland. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian and the Financial Times magazine.
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- ISBN
- 9781800962682
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Monoray, (23 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 416
- Weight
- 500 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228 x 152 x 38 mm
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