In 1680, 73-year-old Mademoiselle de Scudéri is a respected poet at the court of Louis XIV in Paris. She inadvertently becomes involved in solving a series of murders and robberies that have mostly wealthy gentlemen as their targets who are on their way to their mistresses with expensive jewellery.  These crimes have plagued the city for some time and the authorities are anxious to solve them. First published in 1819, this is generally acknowledged as the first German crime fiction story, with the Mademoiselle at […]