December 8, 2019
A Noel Killing by M. L. Longworth
Judge Antoine Verlaque does not like Christmas – it brings too many
visitors and shoppers to the town of Aix in the south of France. His wife Marine convinces him to attend the
Christmas carol concert at the local church.
To his surprise, Antoine enjoys the service and the dinner afterwards,
until a local businessman collapses in the middle of the party. The congregation is shocked and saddened by
the man’s death from a suspected heart attack, until the coroner returns a
verdict of death by poisoning.
An enjoyable holiday mystery. This
is the 8th title in the cozy Provencal Mystery series featuring
magistrate Antoine Verlaque and his wife Marine Bonnet, but it can be read as a
stand-alone. Longworth does a good job
of filling in any necessary background details from previous titles. Lots of conversations and settings that
involve food and wine, gossip, local color.
Fans of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series will enjoy the Provencal
Mystery series.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-ARC
in return for a review.
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