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Murder In The Metro: Laetitia Toureaux And The Cagoule In 1930S France
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On The Evening Of May 16, 1937, The Train Doors Opened At The Porte Dore Station In The Paris Mtro To Reveal A Dying Woman Slumped By A Window, An Eightinch Stiletto Buried To Its Hilt In Her Neck. No One Witnessed The Crime, And The Killer Left Behind Little Forensic Evidence. This Firstever Murder In The Paris Mtro Dominated The Headlines For Weeks During The Summer Of 1937, As Journalists And The Police Slowly Uncovered The Shocking Truth About The Victim: A Twentynineyearold Italian Immigrant, The Beautiful And Elusive Laetitia Toureaux. Toureaux Toiled Each Day In A Factory, But Spent Her Nights Working As A Spy In The Seamy Parisian Underworld. Just As The Dangerous Spy Mata Hari Fascinated Parisians Of An Earlier Generation, The Mystery Of Toureaux'S Murder Held The French Public Spellbound In Prewar Paris, As The Police Tried And Failed To Identify Her Assassin.In Murder In The Mtro, Gayle K. Brunelle And Annette Finleycroswhite Unravel Toureaux'S Complicated And Mysterious Life, Assessing Her Complex Identity Within The Larger Political Context Of The Time. They Follow The Trail Of Toureaux'S Murder Investigation To The Comit Secret D'Action Rvolutionnaire, A Secret Rightwing Political Organization Popularly Known As The Cagoule, Or Hooded Ones. Obsessed With The Communist Threat They Perceived In The Growing Power Of Labor Unions And The French Left Wing, The Cagoule'S Leaders Aimed To Overthrow France'S Third Republic And Install An Authoritarian Regime Allied With Italy. With Mussolini As Their Ally And Italian Fascism As Their Model, They Did Not Shrink From Committing Violent Crimes And Fomenting Terror To Accomplish Their Goal. In 1936, Toureaux At The Behest Of The French Police Infiltrated This Dangerous Group Of Terrorists And Seduced One Of Its Leaders, Gabriel Jeantet, To Gain More Information. This Operation, The Authors Show, Eventually Cost Toureaux Her Life. The Tale Of Laetitia Toureaux Epitomizes The Turbulence Of 1930S France, As The Country Prepared For A War Most People Dreaded But Assumed Would Come. This Period, Therefore, Generated Great Anxiety But Also Offered New Opportunities And Risks To Toureaux As She Embraced The Identity Of A Modern Woman. The Authors Unravel Her Murder As They Detail Her Story And That Of The Cagoule, Within The Popular Culture And Conflicted Politics Of 1930S France.By Examining Documents Related To Toureaux'S Murder Documents The French Government Has Sealed From Public View Until 2038 Brunelle And Finleycroswhite Link Toureaux'S Death Not Only To The Cagoule But Also To The Italian Secret Service, For Whom She Acted As An Informant. Their Research Provides Likely Answers To The Question Of The Identity Of Toureaux'S Murderer And Offers A Fascinating Look At The Dark And Dangerous Streets Of Preworld War Ii Paris.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main subject of 'Murder in the Metro'? A: 'Murder in the Metro' explores the murder of Laetitia Toureaux, a young Italian immigrant, in the Paris Métro in 1937, and delves into the political climate of 1930s France.
- Q: Who are the authors of 'Murder in the Metro'? A: The book is authored by Gayle K. Brunelle and Annette Finley-Croswhite.
- Q: What type of binding does 'Murder in the Metro' have? A: 'Murder in the Metro' is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'Murder in the Metro' contain? A: The book has a total of 266 pages.
- Q: In what condition is the used book offered? A: 'Murder in the Metro' is described as a used book in good condition.
- Q: When was 'Murder in the Metro' published? A: 'Murder in the Metro' was published on January 1, 2010.
- Q: What category does 'Murder in the Metro' fall under? A: 'Murder in the Metro' is categorized under 'Murder & Mayhem'.
- Q: What themes are explored in 'Murder in the Metro'? A: The book examines themes of identity, political intrigue, and the societal impacts of the Cagoule, a right-wing political organization in France.
- Q: Is there any special edition of 'Murder in the Metro'? A: 'Murder in the Metro' is available in its first edition.
- Q: What historical events does 'Murder in the Metro' reference? A: The book references the political turmoil in France during the 1930s, including the rise of fascism and the tension surrounding labor movements.