A noël killing /
Longworth, M. L. 1963-
A noël killing / M. L. Longworth. - 286 pages ; 20 cm. - A Provençal mystery ; [8] .
"A Penguin mystery original" -- Page [4] of cover. Sequel to: The secrets of the Bastide Blanche.
In this latest tale in the A Provençal Mystery series, Antoine Verlaque and his wife and partner, Marine Bonnet, investigate the murder of an expat tour company operator. Antoine Verlaque doesn't like Christmas. The decorations appear in the shops far too early and festive tourists swarm the streets. But his wife and partner Marine Bonnet is determined to make this a Christmas they can both enjoy, beginning with the carol sing at the Cathedral Saint Sauveur, a beautiful service in a packed church. When a man is poisoned at the service, the list of suspects almost fills the church itself, from the visiting vendors at the Christmas fair to the victim's unhappy wife and his disgruntled business partner. -- adapted from back cover
9780143134060 014313406X
2018058254
Bonnet, Marine--Fiction.
Verlaque, Antoine--Fiction.
Judges--France--Fiction.
Women law teachers--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Christmas stories.
Aix-en-Provence (France)--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Christmas fiction.
Novels.
Detective and mystery fiction.
A noël killing / M. L. Longworth. - 286 pages ; 20 cm. - A Provençal mystery ; [8] .
"A Penguin mystery original" -- Page [4] of cover. Sequel to: The secrets of the Bastide Blanche.
In this latest tale in the A Provençal Mystery series, Antoine Verlaque and his wife and partner, Marine Bonnet, investigate the murder of an expat tour company operator. Antoine Verlaque doesn't like Christmas. The decorations appear in the shops far too early and festive tourists swarm the streets. But his wife and partner Marine Bonnet is determined to make this a Christmas they can both enjoy, beginning with the carol sing at the Cathedral Saint Sauveur, a beautiful service in a packed church. When a man is poisoned at the service, the list of suspects almost fills the church itself, from the visiting vendors at the Christmas fair to the victim's unhappy wife and his disgruntled business partner. -- adapted from back cover
9780143134060 014313406X
2018058254
Bonnet, Marine--Fiction.
Verlaque, Antoine--Fiction.
Judges--France--Fiction.
Women law teachers--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Christmas stories.
Aix-en-Provence (France)--Fiction.
France--Fiction.
Christmas fiction.
Novels.
Detective and mystery fiction.