{"product_id":"the-paris-train-killer-elizabeth-blood-9782378851385","title":"The Paris Train Killer: A French True Crime Thriller","description":"A daring criminal terrorizes train passengers on the Paris-Mulhouse railway line in \u003cb\u003emid-19th century France\u003c\/b\u003e. Among his victims are a Russian professor of medicine and a high-ranking Parisian judge. One tenacious police commissioner, Élie Singer, won't stop until he discovers the man's true identity, but can he catch him before he kills again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of the art of disguise\u003c\/b\u003e, Charles Jud could appear as an attractive woman or an athletic man. Using his charm to befriend unsuspecting travelers, he'd steal their valuables and assume their identities. \u003cb\u003eUncatchable\u003c\/b\u003e, he repeatedly taunted the French detectives trying to stop him, sending them letters and mocking them by leaving clues behind before vanishing into thin air. A real-life Arsène Lupin, without the moral code to stop him from committing the most horrific crimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Jud\u003c\/b\u003e became \u003cb\u003ea railway legend\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003einspired\u003c\/b\u003e a generation of \u003cb\u003eFrench writers\u003c\/b\u003e-influencing Émile Zola in his novel \u003ci\u003eLa Bête humaine\u003c\/i\u003e and inspiring Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre to create the title character of the famous \u003ci\u003eFantomas\u003c\/i\u003e French crime novel series. \u003cb\u003eHe\u003c\/b\u003e also \u003cb\u003efascinated journalists\u003c\/b\u003e, who attributed all the unsolved crimes on trains to him over the course of many years. The fear that he inspired in travelers forced authorities to install alarm signals in all the train cars in France.\u003cbr\u003eIn this account of a criminal investigation with \u003cb\u003efascinating characters\u003c\/b\u003e and many twists and turns, true crime novelist Viviane Janouin-Benanti has once again assembled all of the components for \u003cb\u003ea wonderfully compelling narrative\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHop aboard and immerse yourself in the incredible \u003cb\u003etrue story\u003c\/b\u003e of the Paris Train Killer!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Blood,Viviane Janouin-Benanti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2378851383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782378851385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 3e Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Elizabeth Blood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170631164159,"sku":"9782378851385","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paris-train-killer-elizabeth-blood-9782378851385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}