The French Confection
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| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
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| Cover artist | Phil Schramm |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Diamond Brothers |
| Genre | Children's short story |
| Publisher | Walker Books |
Publication date | 6 Jan 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 84 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1406304923 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | South By South East |
| Followed by | The Blurred Man |
The French Confection is a children's novel by British author Anthony Horowitz, writer of the successful Alex Rider series, first published on 6th January 2003.[1] It is the fourth in the Diamond Brothers series.[2]
Title
The title is a play on The French Connection, a 1971 Oscar-winning film based on the real-life drug-smuggling operation between France and the United States.
Plot summary
The Diamond Brothers win a dream holiday in Paris. On the train, they meet Erica Nice, a French baker, and Jed Mathis, a Texan oilman. The Diamond Brothers mention to them that they are staying at Hotel Le Chat Gris. The steward drops some coffee at hearing this. As the Diamond Brothers get off the train, they are met by the steward who tells them to beware of the Mad American and hands them a sugar sachet. The steward is later pushed under a train.
At the hotel, they see a man in grey who seems to be interested in them. Two thugs, Bastille and Lavache, accost the brothers in the street and threateningly demand to know what the steward gave to them. While trying to get away from them, Nick and Tim jump from a bridge into a passing bateau mouche. They are locked up by the gendarmes but when they mention Bastille and Lavache they are hurriedly released.
They return to find their hotel room has been turned upside down. Soon after they are kidnapped and interrogated. They realise they are in a drugs factory, and Nick guesses that the sugar sachet must contain drugs. The criminals try to kill the brothers by giving them an overdose, but fortunately they are taken to hospital just in time. The man in grey, who is from the Sûreté, asks for their help. Nick remembers some things about the place they were held and they track down the Mad American - who turns out to be Madam Erica Nice. She is arrested for running a drug smuggling racket.
Footnotes
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