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A fashionably French murder / Colleen Cambridge.
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: A MURDER MOST FRENCH, ISBN 9781496739629. American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the citys most famous fashion houses.
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- ISBN: 9781496751195 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 264 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Kensington hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2025.
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| Subject: | Child, Julia > Fiction. Fashion shows > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Poisoning > Fiction. Paris (France) > History > 1944- > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Cambr | 31681010417012 | FICTION | Checked out | 12/03/2025 |
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"If there's one art the French have mastered as well as fine cuisine, it's haute couture. Tabitha and Julia are already accustomed to sampling the delights of the former. Now fashion is returning to the forefront in Paris, as the somber hues of wartime are replaced by vibrant colors and ultra-feminine silhouettes, influenced by Christian Dior's "New Look." Tabitha and Julia join a friend for a private showing at an exclusive fashion atelier, Maison Lannet. The event goes well, but when Tabitha returns later that evening to search for a lost glove, she finds the lights still on--and the couturier dead, strangled by a length of lace. The shop manager suspects that a jealous rival--perhaps Dior himself--committed the crime. Tabitha dismisses that idea, but when another body is found, it's apparent that someone is targeting employees of Maison Lannet. Meanwhile, Tabitha's Grand-páere and Oncle Rafe are in the midst of their own design-related fracas, as they squabble over how to decorate their new restaurant. And there are strange break-ins at a nearby shoe store--but are the crimes related? It's up to Tabitha to don her investigative hat and find answers before someone commits another fatal fashion faux pas"-- - Random House, Inc.
American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the cityâs most famous fashion houses.
If thereâs one art the French have mastered as well as fine cuisine, itâs haute couture. Tabitha and Julia are already accustomed to sampling the delights of the former. Now fashion is returning to the forefront in Paris, as the somber hues of wartime are replaced by vibrant colors and ultra-feminine silhouettes, influenced by Christian Diorâs âNew Look.â
Tabitha and Julia join a friend for a private showing at an exclusive fashion atelier, Maison Lannet. The event goes well, but when Tabitha returns later that evening to search for a lost glove, she finds the lights still onâand the couturier dead, strangled by a length of lace. The shop manager suspects that a jealous rivalâperhaps Dior himselfâcommitted the crime. Tabitha dismisses that idea, but when another body is found, itâs apparent that someone is targeting employees of Maison Lannet.
Meanwhile, Tabithaâs Grand-père and Oncle Rafe are in the midst of their own design-related fracas, as they squabble over how to decorate their new restaurant. And there are strange break-ins at a nearby shoe storeâbut are the crimes related? Itâs up to Tabitha to don her investigative hat and find answers before someone commits another fatal fashion faux pas.
