The Marseille Caper, Peter Mayle
The Marseille Caper, Peter Mayle
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The Marseille Caper

Author: Peter Mayle

Narrator: Robin Sachs

Unabridged: 5 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012


Synopsis

Lovable rogue and sleuth extraordinaire Sam Levitt is back in another beguiling, as-only-Peter-Mayle-can-write-it romp through the South of France.

At the end of The Vintage Caper, Sam had just carried off a staggering feat of derring-do in the heart of Bordeaux, infiltrating the ranks of the French elite to rescue a stolen, priceless wine collection. With the questionable legality of the adventure—and the threat of some very powerful enemies!—Sam thought it’d be a while before he returned to France, especially with the charms of the beautiful Elena Morales to keep him in Los Angeles.

But when the immensely wealthy Francis Reboul—the victim of Sam’s last heist but someone who knows talent when he sees it—asks our hero to take a job in Marseille, it’s impossible for Sam and Elena to resist the possibility of further excitement . . . to say nothing of the pleasures of the region. Soon the two are enjoying the coastal sunshine and the delectable food and wine for which Marseille is known. Yet as a competition over Marseille’s valuable waterfront grows more hotly disputed, Sam, representing Reboul, finds himself in the middle of an increasingly intrigue-ridden and dangerous real-estate grab, with thuggish gangsters on one side and sharklike developers on the other.

Will Sam survive this caper unscathed? Will he live to enjoy another bowl of bouillabaisse? All will be revealed—with luck, savvy, and a lot of help from Sam’s friends—in the novel’s wonderfully satisfying climax.

About The Author

PETER MAYLE is the author of six previous novels and six books of nonfiction, most of which are set in France. He has received the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on July 25, 2019

Digital audio performed by Robin Sachs This is book two in the Sam Levitt crime caper series. I haven’t read the first one yet, and this book references what happened in that book, so perhaps I should have read them in order. But, C’est la vie! Sam Levitt is a former corporate attorney who’s been hir......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 05, 2013

I was prepared for this foray into "suspense" writing by Peter Mayle to be fairly light-weight. I enjoyed his Provence cycle of books, and knew intuitively that this break in form was risky. The story lived up to my expectations. The book came off as if Jan Karon of "the Mitford tales" series fame t......more

Goodreads review by Sara on September 28, 2015

The Marseille Caper is a light-hearted romp through Marseille, with Sam and Elena attempting to convince the chairman of the building/planning committee to authorize their client's plans for apartments by the sea instead of the competitor's plans for high rise hotels. Nothing is simple and the Engli......more

Goodreads review by Amy on November 18, 2012

For a mystery novel, this book disappointed because there was hardly any mystery. The plot was obvious and unsurprising. However, I finished the book because I found the descriptions of the Marseille countryside and delicious French food to be absolutely stunning. I found myself constantly on the ve......more


Quotes

“Oh, what a delicious little book this is…like an excellent meal at a beloved restaurant, you’ll savor every morsel, and you’ll be sorry to see it end.”
            -The Denver Post
 
“Peter Mayle . . . whisk[s] you away on another wine-splashed, sun-kissed Provençal escapade in his delightful new Sam Levitt novel, The Marseille Caper.”
            -The Washington Post

 “Totally fun…This is sophisticated writing without a snobby tone.”
            -Booklist