Not the most valuable ones, or even the most convenient ones to take. There was no sign of forced entry, so if it was a burglary in progress, how did the thief get in? And more importantly, why did he - or she - take the time to lock the door behind them after killing Paul? Second, out of all the expensive and easily hocked items in Paul's home, only five guitars are missing. First, the door to Paul's home was locked when the police arrived. She's puzzled by two aspects of the crime scene that seem, well, wrong. The police have few leads, and after a few weeks, other crimes have taken on greater urgency and Paul's murder is quickly becoming a cold case.

But when Paul is murdered in his home, presumably surprising a burglary in progress, Claire is determined to solve the case in Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway, the second mystery in this series by Sara Gran. By the time she returned months later, he was dating her friend Lydia, who he would ultimately marry. But when things began to get a bit too serious for her, she left for Peru, ostensibly on a case but really to put some distance between them. unlike any other crime novel you’ll read this year’ (Guardian) and ‘the most unusual, intelligent thriller I’ve read for years (Sophie Hannah) – Claire DeWitt and The Bohemian Highway is an extraordinarily powerful and moving mystery novel from a rare talent.Review: Years ago, Claire DeWitt dated Paul Casablancas. Just as City of the Dead was acclaimed for its unique heroine and powerful atmosphere – ‘mesmeric. As visions of the past reveal the secrets of the present, Claire begins to understand the words of the enigmatic French detective Jacques Silette: ‘The detective won’t know what he is capable of until he encounters a mystery that pierces his own heart.’ With the help of her new assistant Claude, Claire follows the clues, finding possible leads to Paul’s fate in other cases – a long-ago missing girl and a modern-day miniature horse theft in Marin. But, as Claire knows, nothing is ever simple. When Paul Casablancas, Claire DeWitt’s musician ex-boyfriend, is found dead in his home in San Francisco’s Mission District, the police are convinced it’s a simple robbery.

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