A Follet Valley Mystery By Ian Moore 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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Another guest, the exotic Valérie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hens… and you don’t mess with a fellow’s hens!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath at the Chateau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ainsworth’s French B\u0026amp;B has been taken over by a production company shooting a historical film at the Château de Valençay. But everything grinds to a halt with the sudden passing of an actor under suspicious circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo get to the bottom of things, Valérie d’Orçay and Richard offer catering services to the hastily resumed production. There they discover that the vanity, duplicity and murder of an 18th century French court is nothing compared to that of a 21st century film set, with more heads yet to roll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9781788424233\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeath in le Jardin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, Richard Ainsworth has life where he wants it. Middle-aged navel gazing and Olympic levels of procrastination are exactly what rural life in France should be about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen crisis hits his posh B\u0026amp;B when redoubtable housekeeper, Madame Tablier, is accused of murder. Even more surprisingly, it's the murder of a former fiancé, turned brother-in-law. None of which the stubborn old woman denies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValérie d'Orçay is having none of it and their investigation leads them to a strange tourist garden village, where backbiting, recriminations and even former colleagues provide a deadly scenario more tangled than knotweed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}