A breezy, charming, and perfectly escapist mystery set in the heart of sun- and wine-soaked Aix-en-Provence--where murder investigations are always put on hold for lunch and the only thing more sweeping than the story is the Mediterranean coastline.
Proven�al Mystery Serie.
Why would someone want to steal porcelain dessert plates, some old documents, and a few small paintings? Could this have something to do with the mysterious robbery of Madame de Montbarbon\'s apartment a few weeks earlier? And how can Verlaque possibly concentrate on the theft when he and his wife, Marine Bonnet, are going to have a baby? A breezy, charming, and perfectly escapist mystery set in the heart of sun- and wine-soaked Aix-en-Provence--where murder investigations are always put on hold for lunch and the only thing more sweeping than the story is the Mediterranean coastline.
But it\'s the most baffling case Verlaque has ever encountered.
Distressed, he calls the local police, and Aix\'s examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque sets out to discover the thief\'s identity.
When the director, Monsieur Achille Formentin, walks in one beautiful April morning, he is shocked to find the whole Museum emptied of its contents--only a bench, the reception desk, and a lowly fern remain.
Proven�al Mystery Series #9 Something strange has happened at the unassuming Mus�e de Quentin-Savary in Aix-en-Provence.
Why would someone want to steal porcelain dessert plates, some old documents, and a few small paintings? Could this have something to do with the mysterious robbery of Madame de Montbarbon\'s apartment a few weeks earlier? And how can Verlaque possibly concentrate on the theft when he and his wife, Marine Bonnet, are going to have a baby? A breezy, charming, and perfectly escapist mystery set in the heart of sun- and wine-soaked Aix-en-Provence--where murder investigations are always put on hold for lunch and the only thing more sweeping than the story is the Mediterranean coastline.
But it\'s the most baffling case Verlaque has ever encountered.
Distressed, he calls the local police, and Aix\'s examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque sets out to discover the thief\'s identity.
When the director, Monsieur Achille Formentin, walks in one beautiful April morning, he is shocked to find the whole Museum emptied of its contents--only a bench, the reception desk, and a lowly fern remain.
Something strange has happened at the unassuming Mus e de Quentin-Savary in Aix-en-Provence.
A breezy, charming, and perfectly escapist mystery set in the heart of sun- and wine-soaked Aix-en-Provence--where murder investigations are always put on hold for lunch and the only thing more sweeping than the story is the Mediterranean coastline
