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  • In Cold Blue Blood – The mystery of the missing French aristocrat who vanished after murdering his wife, children, and dogs
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  • Monsieur Mediocre – Now out in Paperback!
  • In Gad We Trust – Gad Elmaleh, France’s biggest comedian, is about to make you laugh…in English.
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  • In Cold Blue Blood – The mystery of the missing French aristocrat who vanished after murdering his wife, children, and dogs On April 21, 2011, at an elegant three-story town house in the city of Nantes at the western end of the Loire Valley, French police discovered five bodies, all of them members of the notable Dupont de Ligonnès family, including the mother, Agnès, and her four children, Benoît, Anne, Thomas, and Arthur, ages 13 to […] 2019-12-07