The action of the historical novel “Paris for Three Hours” takes place during the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. This is a novel about the audacious conspiracy of General Malet, who remained loyal to the idea of the French Republic to the very end and attempted to overthrow imperial power in Paris during Napoleon’s campaign in Russia in 1812. Nearly unknown episode from the history of Napoleonic France—when, cleverly using the bureaucratic system created by the Emperor, a small group of conspirators managed to topple the Emperor. Only a thin chain of coincidences and minor mistakes made by a few people led to catastrophe. But for three whole hours Paris was in their hands…