We are thrilled to announce that Edward Chisholm, author of A Waiter in Paris, will be joining us on 1st October to discuss his new book Murder in Paris ’68.

This book tells the shocking true story from the Parisian demi-monde of the 1960s, when the high-life and the low-life went hand in hand. It was a time when the French New Wave of cinema was taking the world by storm, a time of glamour, sports cars, casinos and night clubs – and at the heart of it all, the man of the moment, the enigmatic film star Alain Delon, dubbed ‘the most beautiful man in the world’.

With a shady past and a taste for bad company and high-living, Delon lived on the edge. But when a dead body turns up in the outskirts of Paris that turns out to be Stevan Marković, Delon’s friend, ‘bodyguard’ and associate, questions start to be asked. That Delon shot to stardom playing Tom Ripley with all those stylish and murderous associations does not go unnoticed. Is art imitating life or is life imitating art? What is Delon involved in? And who was Stevan Marković?

In an exceptionally skilful work of narrative non-fiction, Edward Chisholm uses his own in-depth research to weave the reader into an intimate patchwork of events as they unfold, submerging us in 1960s Paris. And as we meet the characters – actresses, directors, petty criminals, state prosecutors, high-level gangsters, star-struck policemen, compromised politicians – we witness what became to be known as The Marković Affair from the inside, as it spirals out of control and not only pulls down Alain Delon but everyone in his orbit.

Edward Chisholm is the author of A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City – an electrifying memoir of his time in Paris which has gone on became a cult hit and has sold over 100,000 copies. He has written for The New York Times, the Guardian and the Financial Times magazine.

Ticket price includes a glass of wine or soft drink.

Talk & Screening Ticket £20/£16.50

Talk Only Ticket £14.50/£12

6pm, Sunday 4th October

7.30pm Screening of Le Samourai (105 run time)

Stag Plaza

“Highly original, atmospheric and brilliantly conceived, Murder in Paris ’68, a true story, reads like a tremendous thriller: fascinating, disturbing and shrewdly compelling.” WILLIAM BOYD

In 1960s Paris, the high-life and the low-life go hand in hand. It is a time of glamour, sports cars, casinos and night clubs with a cast of actresses, petty criminals, high-level gangsters and compromised politicians. And with French cinema taking the world by storm, the man at the dark heart of it all is an enigmatic film star dubbed ‘the most beautiful man in the world’, Alain Delon. 

When a dead body turns up in the outskirts of Paris that turns out to be his associate, Stevan, questions begin to be asked. That Delon shot to stardom playing the stylish and murderous Tom Ripley does not go unnoticed. Is art imitating life or is life imitating art? And who killed Stevan Marković?

Edward Chisholm, author of the acclaimed debut A Waiter in Paris submerses the reader into the city’s demimonde and draws us intimately into events as they unfold as we witness what became to be known as The Marković Affair.

Our book discussion will be followed by the Alain Delon classic Le Samouraï In a career-defining performance, Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean-Pierre Melville, Le Samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

Join us for an evening talk with Edward Chisholm to discuss his newest book Murder in Paris '68.

Leading the reader into the world of glamour, casinos and corruption of the 1960s City of Light, the author of the bestselling A Waiter in Paris explores the high-profile investigation that brought Alain Delon, the iconic French film star with a taste for living dangerously, under suspicion for the brutal murder of his bodyguard Stevan Marković.

The Book & Ticket option includes a copy of Murder in Paris 68' and Edward will be signing copies of the book after the talk.