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Die in Paris: The true story of France's most notorious serial killer by Marilyn Z Tomlins Featured

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Title: Die in Paris: The true story of France's most notorious serial killer
By: Marilyn Z Tomlins
Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (April 6, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1482752808
ISBN-13: 978-1482752809

 

Wartime Paris and the life of a serial killer

When we think of the war years our focus tends to be with the horrors of wartime battles, and it is easy to forget that for ordinary people in occupied lands other crimes still happened.

In Paris, under occupation, the French people remained strong. Their ability to keep quiet and forget incidents when convenient was very necessary, and the resistance managed to save many thousands of people because of this. However, under this cloak of secrecy, other crimes were committed, but none as horrendous as the mass murders committed by Dr. Marcel Petiot even now France’s most notorious serial killer.

This book is a thoroughly researched and an interesting study into the life of this serial killer. In its pages, we discover the making of the man, his relationships, and how he evolved into the cold, callous monster he became.

The detailed descriptions of life in Paris at this time and the thoughts and lives of its people make it a fascinating read for anyone with a love of wartime history.

In conclusion, this book makes you yearn to be able to wander down those same streets now, look at the locations and imagine being there then, stepping into the scenes which the author has so clearly laid before you.

 

Reviewed by Susan Keefe

(April 2013)

 

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