The French Illusion by John Grisham

A honeymoon in Paris. A fairytale wedding still fresh in memory. A future that looks wide open. And then, in a single afternoon in the French countryside, all of it comes undone.

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about newlyweds Paul and Chelsea Tanner, whose dream trip takes a dark and shocking turn when they are kidnapped on a simple day trip outside the city. Who would target them, and why? The unsettling answer: this isn’t the first crime of its kind.

Soon the search for clues stretches across borders, with the FBI, the CIA, and French Intelligence all trying to piece together a puzzle none of them fully understands. Struggling for answers, a young lawyer is recruited to serve as bait in an elaborate CIA operation. What follows is propulsive, surprising, and very hard to put down.

This is the kind of thriller we love to press into a customer’s hands on a gray, blustery afternoon. Clean, confident storytelling. Short chapters that keep you saying just one more. A plot that moves like the tide coming in over the rocks at the cove, steady and then suddenly everywhere.

Whether you’ve read every legal thriller on our shelf or you’re just looking for a hardcover to curl up with while the fog rolls past the footbridge, this new release delivers. Fair warning: you may want to clear your evening.

Pull up a chair by the window, pour something warm, and settle in. We’ll keep the lamp on.

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