When ‘Emily in Paris’ Goes Wrong: Four Psychological Thrillers Set in France
Netflix has been taken over by the hit television show Emily in Paris, following an American luxury marketing whiz and her relocation to Paris, France—and all the quirkiness that ensues. We love a Parisian backdrop. The sprawling buildings, the air pregnant with history and magic. We’re ready for any and all stories set in lovely Paris.
Anyone who has watched the show will tell you Emily’s journey is hopeful and bright with an almost whimsical tone. But what if her relocation didn’t result in such enchanting encounters? We’ve rounded up four mystery & thriller books set in France. Each follows a protagonist searching for answers and maybe a fresh start but getting far more than they bargained for. These mysteries & thrillers tell a much different story of Paris—a darker one—and we’re here for it.
While not technically set in Paris, we'd be remiss not to include this novel written by bestselling French author Guillaume Musso. Twenty-five years ago, on a campus paralyzed by a snowstorm, beautiful 19-year-old Vinca Rockwell ran away with her philosophy teacher after they began a secret affair. For Vinca, “love is everything or nothing.”
She is never seen again.
The once inseparable Manon, Thomas and Maxime—Vinca’s best friends—have not spoken since graduation. Twenty-five years earlier, under terrible circumstances, the three of them committed a murder and buried the body in the gymnasium wall, the same wall that is about to be demolished to make way for an ultramodern new building.
Now, the three friends are about to meet again at their reunion. Will decades of lies unravel to reveal what really happened on that deadly winter night?
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