Banquet of Beggars

<p><b><h2> ''Fantastic! A must read for fans of Philip Kerr''</b><br><b>STEVE CAVANAGH</h2></b><br><br><b><h2> </b><b>''An excellent historical series'' </b><br><b>VASEEM KHAN </</b><b>h2></b><b><br><br>THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING <i>OCCUPATION</i> SERIES, FEATURING DETECTIVE EDDIE GIRAL</b><br><br>In Paris 1940, survival means sacrifice. Like most in the city, Detective Eddie Giral has already lost so much under Occupation: the people he once loved, the job he once believed in.<br><br> And his latest investigation into the murder of a black-marketeer has made it clearer than ever: Eddie is no longer just catching criminals. He''s working for them. Because when a German trader is the next to die, the authorities decide it''s innocent civilians who will pay the price - unless Eddie can find the killer in time.<br><br>As hunger grows, tensions rise and a fierce rebellion brews, Eddie will tread a dark path between doing whatever it takes to live with the enemy... and also with himself.<br><br><i>*****</i><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR<i> BANQUET OF BEGGARS</i>: </b><br><br>''An excellent third instalment in a series set in a frighteningly well-imagined world''<br><i><b>DAILY MAIL</b></i><br><br>''A novel that forces readers to ask difficult questions of ourselves ... establishes Eddie Giral as one of the most fascinating protagonists in current historical crime'' <br><b>ALIS HAWKINS</b><br><br>''A book that takes us into the heart of Occupied Paris ... A stunning achievement''<br><b>DOUGLAS SKELTON</b><br><br>''A terrific read set in an utterly convincing, sullen Occupied Paris''<br><b>A. D. BERGIN</b><br><br>''Top quality historical crime fiction''<br><b>S. G. MACLEAN</b><br><br>''A feast of a book ... The portrayal of wartime Paris is unsurpassed''<br><b>DOUGLAS JACKSON</b><br><br>''Chris Lloyd''s Eddie Giral series, set in Paris during the Nazi occupation of the city in WW2, catches the essence of the city like no other crime writer does'' <br><i><b>CRIMETIME</b></i><br><br><i>*****</i><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR CHRIS LLOYD''S <i>OCCUPATION</i> SERIES:</b><br><br>''Ranks alongside Alan Furst and Philip Kerr ... Powerful stuff'' <br><b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br><br> ''A thoughtful, haunting thriller'' <br><b>MICK HERRON</b><br><br> ''Such a powerful and morally nuanced crime novel. Both a gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation'' <br><b>ANDREW TAYLOR</b><br><br> ''It''s up there with luminaries such as Philip Kerr, Sebastian Faulks and Manda Scott - in fact, it''s probably better than all of those'' <br><b>DAVID YOUNG</b><br><br> ''A haunting and eye-opening portrayal of life under occupation'' <br><b>ADELE PARKS</b><br><br> ''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'' <br><b><i>THE TIMES</i></b></p>