The Bookseller

The First Hugo Marston Novel

By: Mark Pryor

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Max - an elderly Paris bookstall owner - is abducted at gunpoint. His friend Hugo Marston, head of security at the U.S. embassy, looks on helplessly, powerless to do anything to stop the kidnapper. Marston launches a search, enlisting the help of semiretired CIA agent Tom Green. Their investigation reveals that Max was a Holocaust survivor and later became a Nazi hunter. Is his disappearance somehow tied to his grim history, or even to the mysterious old books he sold?

On the streets of Paris, tensions are rising as rival drug gangs engage in violent turf wars. Before long, other booksellers start to disappear, their bodies found floating in the Seine. Though the police are not interested in his opinion, Marston is convinced the hostilities have something to do with the murders of these bouquinistes.Then he himself becomes a target of the unknown assassins.

With Tom by his side, Marston finally puts the pieces of the puzzle together, connecting the past with the present and leading the two men, quite literally, to the enemy's lair. Just as the killer intended.

©2012 Mark Pryor (P)2013 Tantor

Set in Paris

What didn’t you like about Michael Prichard’s performance?

The narrator's voice was grating and abrupt--like an old man calling a baseball game . . . It took me a while to get past that and appreciate that he did know how to pronounce French words.

Kept me thinking!

And engaged, couldn’t put it down! Look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Waiting For Books 2 & 3

This is a compelling story set in Paris. Just wish the whole series was on Audible, and that the narrator was more like David Collaci, a personal favorite.

Nice story

Enjoyed the book but slow moving at times and just not as much action as I prefer. Thought provoking and enjoyed the mental side of the book.

Enjoyable, but slow

I enjoyed the Bookseller. My first time reading this author.
Hugo and his counterparts made for a good team and
story. It just moved a little slow.

If you enjoy a book that takes its time getting there,
then this will be a nice leisure, read. Nice and tidy
wrap up at the end. With just some minor twists.

Yes, I will read the next, when\if available. [Smile]