An Early History of Paris Sleuths Extraordinaire. On an old borrowed map hidden under her bed, Francine had scribbled in bright blue crayon "the other side of the world." Born with an exceptional curiosity in a small town jam-packed with well-preserved century-old mysteries, where indiscretions lined cellars and attics like jars of last year's apricots, 17-year old Francine found no lie was so well constructed, no secret so well kept, no treasure...