Laure Grenadier,
editor of a food magazine, and her photographer, Paco Alvarez, are in
Lyon, France to do an article on the traditional bistros in the city.
Laure is friends with several of the chefs. It’s doubly devastating
when first one and then another of her friends is murdered in the
same way suggesting the work of a serial killer.
The book does an
excellent job showcasing the city and it’s bouchons (restaurants).
The food is beautifully described and as an added bonus many on the
recipes are included in the text. They were a bit complicated for me,
but a better cook might enjoy trying them. We also get an overview of
the city as Paco and Laure travel from restaurant to restaurant.
The characters are
well done. Laure is a typical French woman, chic and intelligent.
Paco is an artist with his camera. He also has a crush on Laure that
isn’t reciprocated, although she recognizes his worth. She has
desires in a different direction. This isn’t a romance, but the
romantic affairs of the main characters make them more real.
This book is much
like the Winemaker Detective Series by one of the same authors. Like
that series, the focus is on the description of the food and the
area. The mystery is interesting and woven into the story well, but
it’s not a traditional mystery where the main characters spend
their time looking for clues. The solution happens almost
incidentally at the end. If you enjoy cozy mysteries with luscious
backgrounds, you’ll enjoy this book.
I received this book
from Le French Book for this review.
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