Another tedious repetition was the author showing off her knowledge of Aix, providing detailed steet-by-street, turn-by-turn routes various people walk through the city (sometimes including non-existent street names for no apparent reason). Professor Moutte was about to announce the recipient of both a fellowship, and his position as Director - which includes the coveted apartment in a 17th century mansion. Given that the plot revolves around a French university theology department, Longworth could have consulted at least one genuine syllabus to work out the subjects covered and who might be teaching or studying them. First Sentence: The friendship between Yann Falquerho and Thierry Marchive had surprised everyone at the university.

The two could not be any more different, but both turned out to be entirely delightful vacation reads, this one especially so. The investigation is headed by Verlaque, a judge who maintains good relations with the men he works with as well as benefiting from the helping hand of his girlfriend, Marine Bonnet, a law professor. The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Autorce udało się stworzyć wyjątkowy klimat, to wszystko jest takie lekkie, niespieszne, smaczne i z dyskretnym humorem.

Als Georges Moutte, de decaan van de faculteit Theologie aan de universiteit van Aix-en-Provence, dood wordt aangetroffen in zijn werkkamer, is iedereen geschokt, maar zijn er meteen ook veel verdachten.

Posted in One Nightstand | Tagged Antione Verlaque, armchair travel, books set in Europe, books set in France, books set in Provence, Fiction, Jim Harris, M. As with any respectable police protocol Verlaque and his assistants start the investigation by interviewing and looking into all the possible suspects. I think this is the first murder mystery I have read with references to Persian Letters by Montesquieu - a discussion I enjoyed so much I plan to read it again very soon. Daarnaast ontdekken ze dat hij naast zijn werk nog een andere passie had, die een extra onderzoekslijn oplevert.Intryga kryminalna zupełnie nie wciąga, pan sędzia wciąż jest seksistą (choć kryguje się, że nie jest), jego partnerka wypowiada pierwsze pełne zdanie gdzieś pod koniec książki, a na domiar złego autorka w jednej scenie utrwala stereotypy nt. Or, as he also failed to announce the winner of a lucrative student prize, could it have been one of the students in line for that? He is shocked that such a thing would happen in his quiet little place of residence, but it soon becomes clear that the murder was planned just for Antione.

Home is so sad/It stays as it was left, Shaped to the comfort of the last to go/As if to win them back. A promising debut for Longworth, who shows there’s more to France than Paris and more to mystery than Maigret. There are plenty of suspects as he recently retracted his retirement, making a lot presumptive successors angry. Suggestion for editors: If a book is based in France, find an audiobook reader who is at least slightly acquainted with the language.A page-turning mystery that transports you to the south of France with its lush portrait of a charming seaside town, this continuation of the Verlaque and Bonnet series captivates. are mysteries for foodies, with the plot providing a table upon which the enchanting meals and accompanying wines are served. I enjoy college settings for murder mysteries and this has the added bonus of wrong doers and victims being part of the Theology Department at Universite' d'Aix. Sometimes it is hard to figure out where his rudeness comes from, but the reader gets more and more hints of childhood issues and promises from him that an explanation to Marine is forthcoming.

Aided by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, law professor Marine Bonnet, Berlaque must turn Provence upside down, uncovering a world far more complicated than university politics, to find the killer before it’s too late. The second book in the delightful Verlaque and Bonnet mystery series is another page-turning whodunit, this time in set in a small community of theology students and professors at Aix-en-Provence's university.Longworth’s entertaining second mystery set in Aix-en-Provence (after 2011’s Death at the Château Bremont) plunges magistrate Antoine Verlaque and his law professor girlfriend, Marine Bonnet, into the world of academe following a murder. Murder in Provence viewers distracted by 'annoying' inaccuracy: 'So confused' MURDER IN PROVENCE viewers were left annoyed on Sunday night as the first episode of the latest ITV crime series kicked off. Longworth's entertaining second mystery set in Aix-en-Provence (after 2011's Death at the Ch teau Bremont) plunges magistrate Antoine Verlaque and his law professor girlfriend, Marine Bonnet, into the world of academe following a murder. Longworth’s gentle procedural succeeds on several levels, whether it’s for academic and literary allusions, police work, or armchair travel.