The French Bookshop Murder
- Author Greg Mosse
- Narrator Emma Wilkes
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date 18 September 2025
- Run Time 10 hours and 25 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths.
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'A warm and captivating mystery full of French fun' Vaseem Khan
'The setting deserves its own mention - cozy and vivid' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🥐Grab a blanket, a warm mug of hot chocolate and a croissant, and get ready to join Zoe Pascal at her cozy village bookshop in the South of France. Can you help solve the mystery?🥐
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?
Don't miss the brand-new utterly charming cozy crime series from Greg Mosse, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Ian Moore!
Readers love The French Bookshop Murder:
'A delightful, original and cleverly plotted murder mystery with a rich sense of place that made me feel I had been transported to the quaint charm of Southern France' A.A. Chaudhuri
'A delight from start to finish' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A murder mystery that is heartwarming, cosy and delightfully bookish' Jamie West
'With memorable characters and a rich sense of place, this book is perfect for fans of cosy whodunits' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Combines the charm of a Provençal setting with a cleverly plotted puzzle that will keep readers guessing until the final page' Tim Stretton
'Utterly enjoyable' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Colourful characters, a beautifully drawn location and a mystery within a mystery make this an eminently satisfying cosy' Neil Daws
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