Review: Murder was really a la carte
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
I had difficulty with this book.  Maybe there was a prequel that I missed. Some of the characters, including the main one, did not receive proper background treatment in my opinion.  The same is true of some of the situations identified (e.g., the main character’s niece).  Being an avid reader of mysteries, I did not find this mystery particularly intriguing.  The book started out with a murder but then more concentration was placed on the southern France lifestyle, wines and culinary than with the actual mystery. I think I was expecting something more on the lines of a detective series enveloped in the year abroad story.