Devi Nair
🎧 Listened in audio 📢 Narrated by Polly Lee ⏱ Duration: 10 hours 🏷️ Published by: Highbridge Audio & Kensington 📅 Release date: July 8, 2025 📚 Genre: Cozy Mystery
I started this series with raised eyebrows and cautious optimism. The first book took some warming up, but somewhere along the way, this series quietly became an addiction. By book three, Tabitha Knight’s post-war Paris feels less like a setting and more like a lived-in world I genuinely miss when the audiobook ends.
Through her American eyes, we glimpse how 1950s Paris thrummed with feminine freedom: skirts over slacks, market strolls over supermarket runs, and casual acceptance of things that would’ve caused scandal back home. That cultural comparison alone is half the joy of reading this series. And the open, casual conversations around same-sex relationships (hello, Tabitha's uncle)? It's all set against the backdrop of post-Occupation recovery, and it's fascinating, endearing, and honestly educational. The history lesson feels effortless, woven right into the cozy vibes.
This time, the spotlight swings to haute couture, with Christian Dior himself tangled in the drama. The mystery delivers a solid whodunit, strangled with lace, stabbed with scissors, jealousy and rivalry galore, but the real sparkle comes from the sizzling chemistry between Tabitha and the ever-reticent Inspector Merveille. Will they ever make a move? The tension is delicious. Polly Lee's narration brings the whole thing to life with perfect flair, especially the Julia Child moments that make you crave croissants. The pacing keeps you hooked, though the solution felt a touch predictable. Still, the fashion descriptions, foodie asides, and that irresistible Parisian glow make it impossible to stop listening.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. This series keeps getting stronger, and A Fashionably French Murder might be my favorite so far. A charming, stylish cozy that pairs couture with crime in the best way possible.
Très Chic Mysteries Would you trade life in post-war America for a chance to bike through 1950s Paris, baguette in hand, and maybe solve a murder or two? Let’s chat in the comments: are you more of a “cozy mystery with food” reader or “cozy mystery with fashion” reader?
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
🎧 Listened in audio 📢 Narrated by Polly Lee ⏱ Duration: 10 hours 🏷️ Published by: Highbridge Audio & Kensington 📅 Release date: July 8, 2025 📚 Genre: Cozy Mystery
I started this series with raised eyebrows and cautious optimism. The first book took some warming up, but somewhere along the way, this series quietly became an addiction. By book three, Tabitha Knight’s post-war Paris feels less like a setting and more like a lived-in world I genuinely miss when the audiobook ends.
Through her American eyes, we glimpse how 1950s Paris thrummed with feminine freedom: skirts over slacks, market strolls over supermarket runs, and casual acceptance of things that would’ve caused scandal back home. That cultural comparison alone is half the joy of reading this series. And the open, casual conversations around same-sex relationships (hello, Tabitha's uncle)? It's all set against the backdrop of post-Occupation recovery, and it's fascinating, endearing, and honestly educational. The history lesson feels effortless, woven right into the cozy vibes.
This time, the spotlight swings to haute couture, with Christian Dior himself tangled in the drama. The mystery delivers a solid whodunit, strangled with lace, stabbed with scissors, jealousy and rivalry galore, but the real sparkle comes from the sizzling chemistry between Tabitha and the ever-reticent Inspector Merveille. Will they ever make a move? The tension is delicious. Polly Lee's narration brings the whole thing to life with perfect flair, especially the Julia Child moments that make you crave croissants. The pacing keeps you hooked, though the solution felt a touch predictable. Still, the fashion descriptions, foodie asides, and that irresistible Parisian glow make it impossible to stop listening.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely. This series keeps getting stronger, and A Fashionably French Murder might be my favorite so far. A charming, stylish cozy that pairs couture with crime in the best way possible.
Très Chic Mysteries Would you trade life in post-war America for a chance to bike through 1950s Paris, baguette in hand, and maybe solve a murder or two? Let’s chat in the comments: are you more of a “cozy mystery with food” reader or “cozy mystery with fashion” reader?
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.