Murder in Marseille

Entertaining murder mystery Admittedly, this one picked my interest because I'm French :D I liked it enough. It reads well, characters are described well enough and except for a couple of them, I thought they were all well approached. The French side of things is also good enough, even if sometimes t......more

Oh Susan, you made me wait way too long for this latest installment of my favorite mystery series. And now I'll have to wait till October for the next one (pre-ordered from Amazon). Maggie is a great, if flawed, protagonist. She is impulsive, she jumps to conclusions, consequently she is often getti......more

disappointing Yeah, I think I’m going to take a hard pass on the rest of the series. It’s consistently going downhill for me. Yet another timeline/character error. Simple things from book to book. Not to mention the characters themselves. Maggie has turned into a predictable pain in the butt. She ta......more

I would not classify this as a light or cozy mystery. There are some disturbing dark elements in this story. This is a standalone story. I have not read any of these even though I have a few in my to be read pile. I listened to this while doing my errands. I found Nicole and Maggie’s mother infuriatin......more

I read this as part of my 2021 52 Book Club Reading Challenge. It actually fulfills several prompts. Most likely I will use it for the prompt multiple POVs. American-born Maggie lives in France with her French husband Laurent, their children and their foster son Luc. Maggie is involved in a variety......more