The first entry in a clever, lighthearted mystery series set in modern Provence—a delightful blend of Agatha Christie and Peter Mayle—featuring the irrepressible Penelope Kite, a young-at-heart divorcee with a knack for stumbling across dead bodies.
It’s love at first sight when Penelope Kite sees Le Chant d’Eau—The Song of Water—the stone farmhouse tucked high in the hills above the Luberon valley, complete with a garden, swimming pool, and sweeping mountain vistas. For years, Penelope put her unfaithful ex-husband and her ungrateful stepchildren first. Since taking early retirement from her job in forensics at the Home Office in England, she’s been an unpaid babysitter and chauffeur for her grandchildren. Now, she’s going to start living for herself. Though her dream house needs major renovations, Penelope impulsively buys the property and moves to St. Merlot.
But Penelope’s daydreams of an adventurous life in Provence didn’t include finding a corpse floating face down in her swimming pool. The discovery of the dead man plunges her headlong into a Provençal stew of intrigue and lingering resentments simmering beneath the deceptively sunny village. Having worked in the forensics office, Penelope knows a thing or two about murder investigations. To find answers, she must carefully navigate between her seemingly ubiquitous, supercilious (and enviably chic) estate agent, the disdainful chief of police, and the devilishly handsome mayor—even as she finds herself tempted by all the delicacies the region has to offer. Thank goodness her old friend Frankie is just a flight away . . . and that Penelope is not quite as naïve as her new neighbors in St. Merlot believe.
Set against the exquisite backdrop of Provence, steeped in history, atmosphere, and secrets, Death in Provence introduces an irresistible heroine and a delightful new mystery series.
© 2019 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780062894793
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 19 februari 2019
The first entry in a clever, lighthearted mystery series set in modern Provence—a delightful blend of Agatha Christie and Peter Mayle—featuring the irrepressible Penelope Kite, a young-at-heart divorcee with a knack for stumbling across dead bodies.
It’s love at first sight when Penelope Kite sees Le Chant d’Eau—The Song of Water—the stone farmhouse tucked high in the hills above the Luberon valley, complete with a garden, swimming pool, and sweeping mountain vistas. For years, Penelope put her unfaithful ex-husband and her ungrateful stepchildren first. Since taking early retirement from her job in forensics at the Home Office in England, she’s been an unpaid babysitter and chauffeur for her grandchildren. Now, she’s going to start living for herself. Though her dream house needs major renovations, Penelope impulsively buys the property and moves to St. Merlot.
But Penelope’s daydreams of an adventurous life in Provence didn’t include finding a corpse floating face down in her swimming pool. The discovery of the dead man plunges her headlong into a Provençal stew of intrigue and lingering resentments simmering beneath the deceptively sunny village. Having worked in the forensics office, Penelope knows a thing or two about murder investigations. To find answers, she must carefully navigate between her seemingly ubiquitous, supercilious (and enviably chic) estate agent, the disdainful chief of police, and the devilishly handsome mayor—even as she finds herself tempted by all the delicacies the region has to offer. Thank goodness her old friend Frankie is just a flight away . . . and that Penelope is not quite as naïve as her new neighbors in St. Merlot believe.
Set against the exquisite backdrop of Provence, steeped in history, atmosphere, and secrets, Death in Provence introduces an irresistible heroine and a delightful new mystery series.
© 2019 HarperAudio (Ljudbok): 9780062894793
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 19 februari 2019
Kliv in i en oändlig värld av stories
Helhetsbetyg baserat på 268 betyg
Mysig
Hjärtevärmande
Bladvändare
Ladda ner appen för att vara med i snacket och lämna recensioner.
Visar 5 av 268
Olivia
1 aug. 2023
Allt i allt var det helt okej men jag kommer inte lyssna på andra delen. Boken och storyn är bra, men författarens 90-tals inställning till mat och alkohol förstörde ganska mycket. Varje gång den stackars huvudkaraktären åt en croissant behövde hon ha dålig samvete och tänka på "lack of willpower" men då mycket alkohol som gick åt kunde jag inte ens hållit igång med när jag var 20, men det av någon konstig anledning var beskrivet som "belöning" och stresshantering. Sämsta var ändå att alla verkar prata fantastisk engelska i en pytteliten icke-turistig by gömd i Provence. Lite långt ifrån verkligheten så hela boken blev mindre legitim på något sätt. Är man okej med dessa kan man dock absolut njuta av det. En mysdeckare som utspelar sig i Provence kan ändå ge lite good vibes.
Malin
14 feb. 2023
Inte så mycket deckare mer en roman med ett mord i bakgrunden. Men trevlig att lyssna på.
Elisabeth
29 aug. 2021
Trevlig och hög igenkänning om man bott på landet i Frankrike. Härliga karaktärer. Strålande uppläsning.
Jenny
22 mars 2022
Lite störigt med den tillgjorda franska accenten på engelskan, men i övrigt en mycket trevlig bok
Emma
2 nov. 2021
Hastigt slut
Svenska
Sverige