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Murder a la Carte by Susan Kiernan-Lewis, July 2011, San Marco Press
Genre: cozy mystery set in France
Source: Amazon Unlimited ebook
Maggie accompanies her French chef boyfriend, Laurent, to France to look at a house and vineyard he has inherited in a tiny village there. She discovers that the property has a gory history, and that previous foreign owners had been shot at the house and a local man imprisoned for the crime.When another foreigner, an American, is killed during a harvest party at the house, Maggie questions whether she wants to stay or not in France and try to get along with very secretive and close-knit villagers. The setting in a small town in rural France, with village life, customs, and food is very much an integral part of this interesting mystery novel.
Submitted for the
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European Reading Challenge hosted by Rose City Reader
Currently reading:
Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison, #1 in the Island Sisters Mystery series
Publication: August 18, 2020; Minotaur Books
Genre: cozy mystery set on Scilly Islands, off the coast of Cornwall, England
Source: Amazon Unlimited ebook
Evie and her sister Margot believe that Evie has inherited a house on an island off of Cornwall, and travel there to scout it out. They have to deal with the current owner/residents, however, who have no idea that the property may now belong to one of the sisters. Murder and mayhem follow, with Evie as a suspect.
I'm enjoying this so far - with the rocky island setting as a big draw, as much as the unpredictable story line and well drawn characters.
I'm on a cozy binge this winter!
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Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, and Sunday Salon
