Cara Black

Cara Black (born November 14, 1951) is an American mystery writer. She is best known for the twenty-one novel mystery series featuring Aimée Leduc a female Paris-based private investigator, as well as the thrillers Three Hours in Paris, a national bestseller, and Night Flight to Paris. Black is included in the Great Women Mystery Writers by Elizabeth Lindsay 2nd edition. Her first novel Murder in the Marais was nominated for an Anthony Award for best first novel and the third novel in the series, Murder in the Sentier, was Anthony-nominated for Best Novel.

Awards

Works Aimée Leduc Series Murder in the Marais (1998). Murder in Belleville (2000). Murder in the Sentier (2002). Murder in the Bastille (2003). Murder in Clichy (2004). Murder in Montmartre (2005). Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis (2007). Murder in the Rue de Paradis (2008). Murder in the Latin Quarter (2009). Murder in the Palais Royal (2010). Murder in Passy (2011). Murder at the Lanterne Rouge (2011). Murder below Montparnasse (2013). Murder in Pigalle (2014). Murder on the Champ de Mars (2015). Murder on the Quai (2016). Murder in Saint-Germain (2017). Murder on the Left Bank (2018). Murder in Bel-Air (2019). Murder at the Porte de Versailles (2022). Murder at La Villette (2024).

Other Novels Three Hours in Paris (2020). Night Flight to Paris (2023).