"Not since my first visit to Louise Penny's Three Pines, have I encountered a more beguiling fictional world than Susan Shea's Reigny-Sur-Cannes. With an engaging cast, the rare realistic depiction of a good, modern marriage, a sideways look at a budding mystery-writer, and a real head-scratcher of a murder plot, Dressed for Death in Burgundy is a box of delights!" -Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of the Dandy Gilver series
After finding herself mixed up in a murder investigation the previous Summer, Katherine Goff's life simply has not been the same. Her husband has been in the US recording a new album, the Burgundy region locals are finally starting to see her as a real neighbor, and Katherine has even started helping out with "tourist" excursions. It seems she's finally found her place in the small community of Reigny-sur-Canne.
But when Katherine stumbles across a body in the local museum during a tour, she finds herself caught up once again in a whirlwind of gossip and speculation. When the police zero in on her friend Pippa as a suspect, Pippa and Katherine team up to find the real killer and clear her name.
However, the more clues they discover, the more the real killer wants them off the trail. When Katherine and Pippa start receiving threats, they must decide what they are more afraid of—the police getting it wrong, or possibly becoming the killer's next targets.
Find out what happens next in the second installment in the French countryside murder mystery series The New York Times calls "a pleasant getaway."
Dressed for Death in Burgundy
The French Village Mysteries Series, Book 2
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- ISBN: 9781250113030
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Kirkus
March 1, 2018
An American living in Burgundy continues her unfortunate penchant for mysteries.After several years, Katherine Goff has finally won acceptance in the small French town of Reigny-sur-Canne by solving an unusual case of murder (Love & Death in Burgundy, 2017). In fact, her life may soon be much improved financially if Michael, her musician husband whose former rock band stole his songs, finds success in his new partnership with a country singer. He's currently recording in Memphis while Katherine and the dogs hold down the fort at their charming but shabby cottage and watch their neighbor Pippa Hathaway, an awkward, nave Brit, try to write a murder mystery. When Katherine helps out a friend by driving a van of tourists visiting the Chteau de Bellegarde into the medieval town of Avallon for some shopping and a visit to the costume museum of Madame Roussel, she and Pippa find the body of Mme. Sabine, the butcher's wife, stuffed into a mannequin's costume. Pippa thinks that trying to solve a real murder will help her write a better mystery, and Katherine, who's a bit bored in Michael's absence, joins her. Since Pippa speaks almost no French, Katherine must ask all the questions. Their snooping brings them to the attention of the police, who are not pleased and even suspect that Pippa may be involved. Katherine gets some help from Jeannette, a teen who does cleaning at the museum and has seen things she doesn't realize are clues. Although Michael wishes his wife would stay away from murders, it's the clueless Pippa who's targeted by the killer.A comedy of errors full of amusing characters, a fine feeling for life in small-town France, and a suitably twisty mystery.COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Publisher's Weekly
March 12, 2018
Shea’s unhurried sequel to 2017’s Love and Death in Burgundy finds artist Katherine Goff, an American expat, shuttling a group of American tourists around the French village of Reigny-sur-Canne. When the group stops at Château de Bellegarde, Katherine says she’ll act as translator for elderly Madame Roussel, who curates the château’s museum. Inside the museum, they discover a horrible tableau: a display mannequin has been replaced by the posed, costumed, very dead body of the butcher’s wife. Madame Roussel is overcome; Katherine is dismayed. But Katherine’s British friend, Pippa Hathaway, who fancies herself a mystery writer, sees this as an opportunity to do some amateur sleuthing. Since this is a cozy, Katherine and Pippa stumble and bumble their way into danger as they attempt to solve a crime that feels less consequential to the story than descriptions of the scenic village and its quirky denizens. Nonetheless, Francophiles will look forward to Katherine’s next adventure in Burgundy. Agent: Kimberley Cameron, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc.
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