The Black Tower

In this gripping literary thriller by Louis Bayard, Eugène Vidocq, the world’s first great detective, teams up with Dr. Hector Carpentier, who is drawn from his quiet life into the dark intrigues of post-revolutionary Paris. Following the tumultuous events surrounding the Bourbon monarchy, Vidocq leverages his skills in disguise and deep knowledge of the criminal underworld to uncover a shocking truth: the possibility that the Dauphin, son of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, may still be alive. Their quest could alter history itself.