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Death in the City of Light

by David King
Crown. Sept. 2011. 304p. ISBN 9780307452894. $36; eISBN 9780307452917.
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A mild-mannered physician by day, Marcel Petiot spent his nights hacking up at least 27 victims and possibly dozens more. He was finally brought to justice by the dedicated Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu of the Homicide Squad. What makes this story particularly unsettling is that Petiot committed his ugly crimes in Nazi-occupied Paris. Sounds like something Erik Larson would write—and like an entirely absorbing read.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Apr 15, 2011
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