Dr. Brouillard: Brouillard is the French word for fog.
Blag: The word blague in French means “joke.”
Luc Fiat: A reference to the phrase from the Bible, fiat lux, which means “let there be light.”
Louche is a French word meaning “shady.”
Magritte: He’s the easily distracted detective in this book, but his namesake, René Magritte, was a beloved Belgian Surrealist painter known for his whimsical images of raining men and his love of green apples.
Maurice and Henri Rocquette: Roquette is French for arugula. The brothers’ names refer to the famous Canadian hockey-playing Richard brothers. The elder, Maurice, was known as “The Rocket.”
Rudee Daroo: The street that the Russian church is located on is Rue Daru.