The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143131427)

"Beguiling . . . Longworth evokes the pleasures of France in delicious detail--great wine, delicious meals, and fine company." --Publishers Weekly

When a scandalous author moves to the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence, Verlaque and Bonnet are called in to investigate whether he's haunted by more than just his past, in this delightful new mystery from M. L. Longworth

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One hot summer night, Aix-en-Provence is aflutter with news that controversial author Val鑽e Barbier, who once shared dinners with French presidents and all-night drinking bouts with rock stars, has moved into La Bastide Blanche, a grand house left empty for decades. But Val鑽e's ideas of a peaceful retirement are quickly dashed. Rambunctious neighborhood children, a fast-talking gossip of a housekeeper, and a rival novelist filter through the home at all hours of the day--and by night there are unseen visitors with more sinister intentions.

While Antoine Verlaque investigates Val鑽e's sordid history, his wife and partner, Marine Bonnet, questions why the estate was abandoned in the first place--and what they both find raises more questions than answers. Is Val鑽e imagining the ethereal cries that fill the bastide at night? Is he losing his mind? Or have these ghosts returned from Val鑽e's checkered past to haunt him?

Author: M. L. Longworth
ISBN-10: 0143131427
ISBN-13: 9780143131427
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2018