San Mateo County Libraries is thrilled to host Bay Area local and New York Times bestselling author Cara Black, as she introduces her new standalone novel, Huguette.
On Wednesday, December 17, at 6:00 PM, join us at Millbrae Library as Cara discusses her newest novel and shares stunning visuals of Paris. A book signing will follow the presentation and audience Q&A.
Limited giveaway copies of Huguette will be available at our libraries on a first come, first served basis. Event attendees will also have a chance to pick one up before the author talk begins.
About Huguette
After Libération, spring 1945, seventeen-year-old Huguette Faure is a survivor. The war has taken everything from her—both her parents and her sense of safety. Now, pregnant and on the lam, she cannot return to her childhood home in Paris. Forced to reinvent herself, she must outrun her father’s enemies who want her dead. Thanks to the help of a kindhearted police office named Claude Leduc, Huguette narrowly avoids jail time and lands a job assisting a legendary film director. As her role develops from helping him with chores to cooking his books, she sees an opportunity to break free from the ghosts of her past once and for all.
In a big-hearted story of resilience, Cara Black offers a wholly original depiction of postwar France as well as introduces Claude Leduc—the man who decades later inspired his granddaughter, Aimée, to become a private investigator.
Learn About Cara Black
Cara Black is the author of twenty-one books in the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series as well as the WWII thrillers Three Hours in Paris and Night Flight to Paris. Her standalone novel Huguette comes out December 2, 2025. Cara has won the Médaille de la Ville de Paris and the Médaille d'Or du Rayonnement Culturel and received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards. Her books have been translated into German, Norwegian, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian and Hebrew.
Praise for Cara Black
Cara Black’s Huguette is a propulsive dive into the demi-monde of postwar France, full of moral ambiguity and striking characters. — Sasha Vasilyuk (Your Presence Is Mandatory)
Beyond Black’s encyclopedic knowledge of Paris, her deft interweaving of WWII history and spycraft with a relatable female protagonist puts Three Hours in Paris on par with other top thrillers about botched missions followed by harrowing escapes. — Los Angeles Times
Taut, vivid, smart, rich in humanity and addictive momentum. — The Washington Post
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