How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Her body was still twisted, in contrast to the upright head, contorted in furious struggle, her long bare legs stretched out, her hips turned, the negligee torn, her breasts bursting out of the silk—even in death, sensual. There had been no attempt to conceal the whore. (33.64)
This is a description of Angélique's dead body, and it's presented as openly sexual. And not only does the book present her dead body as openly sexual, it seems to blame her for the fact that her dead body is openly sexual. The message seems to be that certain dead, strangled women are sexy—but only because they're whores and deserve to be strangled anyway.
Now, Angélique is obviously a villain and a bad person, and lots of villains and bad people are killed in the novel. But murdering those male villains (or even older female villains like Lavier) is always shown as professional or pragmatic necessity. Only the killing of Angélique is presented as a sexual thrill.