Book Launch: Chris Lloyd

Description

Celebrate the release of the fourth book in the 'Occupation' series, The Art of Occupation.  Chris Lloyd will be joined by fellow crime author Alis Hawkins for a lively conversation-style discussion about the fourth book in his award-winning historical crime series.  Refreshments are included in the ticket price.

Booking Information:

Tickets are £3

Book online using the following link: https://gloslibraries.uk/event/coleford-library-book-launch-chris-lloyd-1-06-2026

About the Book:

In the city of light, some deals are only made in the shadows.

When a corrupt art dealer is killed, Detective Eddie Giral descends into an underground world of stolen paintings, forged identities, and whispered deals with Nazi Occupiers.

As Eddie discovers links to a wealthy Jewish family’s missing collection, the trail leads him to Paris’s Jeu de Paume, where looted masterpieces have vanished – and where guarded curator Rose Valland gives nothing away.

But in Eddie’s efforts to win her trust he forgets – can he trust her?

With Parisians turning against their neighbours to survive, and the different factions of the city’s Occupiers entangling Eddie in their power struggles, the answers he needs lie in the museum’s most secretive collection…
 
Praise for the Occupation series:

'Lloyd does a masterly job of conjuring a hungry, defeated Paris. Eddie is a convincing protagonist; a flawed man trying his best to be a good one' – The Times

'The portrayal of wartime Paris is unsurpassed' – Douglas Jackson

'...catches the essence of the city like no other crime writer does' – Maxim Jakubowski

'Top quality historical crime fiction' – SG Maclean