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A Hero in France

Alan Furst

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From the undisputed master of historical espionage, a story of courage, love and treachery during...

La Seduction: How The French Play the Game Of Life

Elaine Sciolino

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France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its sensual pleasures, and its...

The Queen of the Citadels (King's Germans #3)

Dominic Fielder

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October 1793: The French border. Dunkirk was a disaster for the Duke of York’s army. The...

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The Lady and the Unicorn

Tracy Chevalier

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A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated A Fashionably French Murder in Books

May 1, 2025 (Updated May 1, 2025)

Tabitha Must Find a Well Dressed Killer

Tabitha Knight, who grew up learning both French and English, is making some money tutoring various people in French. She’s now landed a job as a translator for a diplomat’s wife who is looking to buy an haute couture dress for her daughter’s upcoming wedding. Their first stop is Maison Lannet, where they are treated to a fabulous fashion show. But when Tabitha realizes she left her gloves behind, she finds the designer dead. Can she figure out what happened?

It was nice to be back in 1950 Paris, once again seeing what life was like for people trying to rebuild their lives after the war. Yes, Julia Child has a strong presence in this book again, so there is lots of talk about French cuisine. So expect your mouth to water. The pacing of the mystery was a bit uneven, thanks in part to a couple of subplots, but I appreciated some of the twists we got along the way. The characters are fun as always, and I am curious to see where one storyline will go in the next book. All told, anyone interested in Julia Child or life in Paris in 1950 will be glad they picked up this book.