Babayaga A Novel of Witches in Paris Author:Toby Barlow The year is 1959, and strange events are brewing in Paris, a city where nothing (and no one) is as it seems. — We meet Will, who hails from Detroit and works at an international advertising agency, which is also a front for the CIA. Then there?s the enchanting Zoya, who could cast a spell with her looks---and, as a witch, she often does (she also... more » recently impaled her ex on a spike).
Inspector Vidot, on the other hand, is a hardworking police detective who cherishes a quiet evening at home. Until he follows a lead on a particularly gruesome murder---and finds himself turned into a flea. And the adventure wouldn?t be complete without Oliver, a fun-loving, American patrician who has come to Paris to launch a literary journal with the support of certain secretive friends.
Add a few chance encounters, a chorus of angry witches, and a weaponized LSD program, and you have Toby Barlow?s Babayaga: a wickedly sharp tale of the City of Light that?s part love story, part thriller, and pure brilliance.« less
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Not bad. About witches I post war Paris. Centers on love story between will and zoya. Would have liked more about owls, witches magic etc. Got a little old as it basically revolved around two or three story lines which didn't move very quickly.