Book Club Kit

Discussion questions for Echoes of Paris.

1. 1.

   The novel opens in 1920 — a year that sits between two world wars. How does knowing what's coming change the way you read the early chapters?

2. 2.

   Gerhard Schroder is clearly the antagonist, but the narrative lets you inside his head. Did your feelings about him shift? Where?

3. 3.

   Marie Chatel is shut out of her father's business world. How does her response to that exclusion shape the plot?

4. 4.

   Mark Webb starts the novel sheltered and unprepared. Identify the moment you think he becomes someone new.

5. 5.

   The Black Chamber was a real American intelligence operation. Does its inclusion change how you view the American role in the story?

6. 6.

   The book ends setting up a ten-book arc. What do you predict for Mark, Marie, and Gerhard across the next two decades?