Death at the Château Bremont a Verlaque and Bonnet mystery

Death at the Château Bremont a Verlaque and Bonnet mystery

2011 • 322 pages

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"Introducing a seductive new mystery series set in Provence-featuring chief magistrate Antoine Verlaque. Set in charming and historic Aix-en-Provence, France, Death at the Château Bremont introduces readers to Antoine Verlaque, the handsome and seductive chief magistrate of Aix, and his on-again, off- again love interest, law professor Marine Bonnet. When local nobleman Etienne de Bremont falls to his death from the family château, the town is abuzz with rumors. Verlaque suspects foul play and must turn to Marine for help when he discovers that she had been a close friend of the Bremonts. This is a lively whodunit steeped in the rich, enticing, and romantic atmosphere of southern France"--

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Verlaque and Bonnet

Verlaque and Bonnet is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by M.L. Longworth.

Death at the Château Bremont a Verlaque and Bonnet mystery
Murder in the Rue Dumas
Death in the Vines
Murder on the Île Sordou
The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne
The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche

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I had moderate hopes for this book, but I found the characters unlivable and the plot plodding.

August 7, 2016

Audiobook review: enjoyable overall, mostly character and setting driven with the plot being slightly predictable. A true cozy bit of light escapism.

April 6, 2023

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