Murder à la Drumstick


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Thanksgiving in Paris. What could go wrong? Just find a turkey, rustle up some trimmings, grab a few loved ones...and track down the missing mother of your au pair. Did the woman leave voluntarily? Or was she forcibly taken? Those are the questions facing American expat Claire Baskerville who is spending her third Thanksgiving in Paris, away from home and family. In a city where she struggles with the language and has trouble finding cranberry relish let alone a turkey, Claire must search the city's streets for a mystery woman who, as it turns out, may very well be the key to everyone’s happy holiday.




Death à la Drumstick


Book Description

Thanksgiving in Paris. What could go wrong? Just find a turkey, rustle up some trimmings, grab a few loved ones...and track down the missing mother of your au pair. Did the woman leave voluntarily? Or was she forcibly taken? Those are the questions facing American expat Claire Baskerville who is spending her third Thanksgiving in Paris, away from home and family. In a city where she struggles with the language and has trouble finding cranberry relish let alone a turkey, Claire must search the city's streets for a mystery woman who, as it turns out, may very well be the key to everyone’s happy holiday.




Murder in the South of France


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When her sister dies, Atlanta copywriter Maggie Newberry flies to the south of France to find the little niece that no one in the family even knew existed. Along the way, she finds handsome sexy Frenchman Laurent Dernier to help with the search. Meanwhile, her sister’s murderer sets his sights on the little girl—and Maggie.




Murder in Provence


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This book takes you further into the sleepy little village of St-Buvard where Maggie and Laurent discover not one but four murders to spice up their tenure in Provence. A year spent living in the south of France is not all it’s cracked up to be—especially when you have no job, a prickly first year of marriage, and your new best friend is murdered virtually before your eyes. Maggie Newberry is determined to help the investigations into the murders even if the incredibly sexy and too available French police detective on the case can only complicate her life in every possible way. Murder in Provence is set in the ancient city of Arles and, like all the books in the series, showcases the sights and mouthwatering cuisine of Provence—with a spicy dash of murder.




Murder in Montmartre


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Reunions are great. Especially if everyone makes it home alive. After twenty years living in France, Maggie’s proud of her language skills and her ability to adapt to a foreign culture, so when four women from her Atlanta high school invite her to get together for a mini reunion in Paris, Maggie can’t wait to show them how she’s changed. Unfortunately, after two awkward days and a miserable Seine River tour Maggie realizes what she should have remembered—three of the four girls were never really nice to her in high school—and the fourth one didn’t know she existed. Everything changes dramatically however, when, on the morning that Maggie decides to leave early, one of her friends is found brutally murdered in her hotel room. The police suspect the killer is one of the four surviving friends with Maggie’s name topping the list. Determined to prove her innocence, Maggie plunged into the secret pockets and hidden quarters of Montmartre and the nontouristy parts around the Sacre Coeur to find out the truth. In the process she discovers that each of her friends had reasons for wanting Christy dead. As suspicions deepen and tensions rise, what started as a fun reunion in the City of Light, becomes an intense game of life-and-death as Maggie races to unmask the killer and the decades-old secret that drives her—before she kills again. Murder in Montmartre is a riveting international whodunit about the snarled perceptions of old friendships, and the treasures - and tragedies - that can arise when a terrible past that won’t die collides with the lies of the present.




Murder Flambé


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A charming Parisian brasserie, a buried secret and a winding labyrinth of clues come together to form a terrifying triumvirate of mystery and shocking desire in the seventh An American in Paris Mystery. The American owner of a popular Left Bank eatery is arrested for his wife’s murder. Claire Baskerville, an American expat in Paris, must work quickly to find the real killer in order to return her grieving client to his two small children as soon as possible. The twist? The more she investigates, the more it starts to look as if her client really did it.




Murder Carte Blanche


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When the City of Light goes very dark... Claire Baskerville and her expat book club are accustomed to diving into thrilling narratives, but nothing could prepare them for a field trip into the shadowy depths of the Paris catacombs that ends in the murder of one of their members. Once the Parisian police arrest the leader of the book club as their prime suspect, Claire knows she has to do what she can to make sure the police aren’t wrong. In a race against time, Claire will need to navigate the intricate maze of underground tunnels and confront her own fears, even as she grapples with the shocking revelation that the killer is someone she knows well. This tale of murder and betrayal will keep you turning pages late into the night as you explore beneath the streets of Paris into its heart-stopping underworld.




Murder Mon Amour


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 Sometimes, who you trust can literally be the last mistake you ever make In the thirteenth book of the Claire Baskerville Mysteries, Paris isn't just the city of love and lights, but a treacherous chessboard of crime and chaos. When Claire’s dearest friend Genevieve's son is accused of murdering his husband in the heart of Paris's vibrant nightlife district, Claire knows she must do what she can to clear his name. Claire dives into the dangerous labyrinthine alleys of Pigalle as the evidence piles up and the French justice system closes in. Meanwhile, Claire’s grandson Cameron, a tempest of teenage rebellion, comes to visit. Unfortunately, his presence will add another dangerous layer to Claire and Jean-Marc’s lives as they strive to identify the deadly liaison Cameron has made.




Murder, Voila!


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Murder, Voila! shows just how far Jules has come in the three years since the EMP stranded her in Provence. Limited electricity has come back to the area and phone lines are back up—at least for the sick and elderly. Jules continues to make her living as a private investigator although she still struggles with the language and life is full of rose wines, amazing food and the scent of lavender everywhere. On top of all that, she’s getting married! Just when life seems perfect with her pending nuptials to the Chabanel Chief of Police, his contentious mother comes to town to stop the wedding—and ends up dead. Will Luc be able to see past his mother’s murder and the fact that it appears as if one of Jules’ elderly roommates did the honors?




Murder in Toulouse


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Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but vengeance is best when it sizzles. When Laurent gets word that his friend Antoine Dubois, head chef at a top culinary bistro in Toulouse was brutally murdered on the opening day of the city's famous Merguez Sausage Festival, he drives to Toulouse, determined to find the killer. As Laurent interrogates staff and rival chefs, it becomes clear that more than reputations are at stake. When Maggie joins her husband in Toulouse to help in any way she can, she quickly vanishes without a trace and Laurent is told to stop looking for his friend's killer or she will die. Maggie’s job now is to stay alive and try to leave a trail of breadcrumbs for Laurent to follow. Working with the Toulouse police, Laurent must find Maggie in the treacherous Pyrenees mountains before it's too late. To do that he will have to outwit two cunning killers--Antoine's killer and the ones who kidnapped Maggie and who will stop at nothing to keep their crimes buried—including killing her. In this edge-of-your-seat mystery infused with the rich culture and cuisine of southern France, Maggie will once more risk everything during a pulse-pounding game of cat and mouse high in the French alps. This book is a clean read with no graphic violence, sex or strong language. Genre: culinary mystery, women amateur sleuth.