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The French Bookshop Murder

AuthorGreg Mosse

NarratorEmma Wilkes

SeriesA French Village Mystery, Book 1

Duration10h 26m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

VersionUnabridged

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Zoe Pascal has decided to live her dream: leave England and open up a bookshop in a small village in the south of France. She wants to spend her later years in life eating croissants, reading her beloved books, and getting to know her charming new hometown. When the body of a tourist is found inside the local church, Zoe begins to discover that something is afoot in the village of Sainte-Catherine. And as the last person to have seen the deceased alive, Zoe suddenly becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation. Can she prove her innocence and discover who the real murderer is, or will Zoe have to say au revoir to her French countryside dream?

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Anonymous 12 Nov 2025

French atmosphere

Interesting cosy crime mystery in a French setting

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