Ian Moore's A Follet Valley Murder Mystery Collection 5 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback/Hardback

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The restaurant is shamed, the town is in shock and the leading goat’s cheese supplier drowns himself in one of his own pasteurisation tanks. Or does he?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValérie d’Orçay, who is staying at the B\u0026amp;B while house-hunting in the area, isn’t convinced that it’s a suicide. Despite his misgivings, Richard is drawn into Valérie’s investigation, and finds himself becoming a major player.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B\u0026amp;B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that’s the way he likes it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. 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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\u003cstrong\u003eDeath and Boules (Hardback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint-Sauver, home to Richard Ainsworth and Valérie d’Orçay’s detective agency, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its town twinning with Anglethorp Spa in Lincolnshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvents are planned, a huge brocante, street parties and the centrepiece, an exhibition boules tournament between the two towns and a team of international boules all-stars. Everything is going well, the sun shines, the wine flows and the entente is very cordiale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the mayor turns up dead in an antique dresser having apparently been killed twice. 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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 class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781788424233\"\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\u003cstrong\u003eDeath and Boules (Hardback)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint-Sauver, home to Richard Ainsworth and Valérie d’Orçay’s detective agency, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its town twinning with Anglethorp Spa in Lincolnshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvents are planned, a huge brocante, street parties and the centrepiece, an exhibition boules tournament between the two towns and a team of international boules all-stars. Everything is going well, the sun shines, the wine flows and the entente is very cordiale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the mayor turns up dead in an antique dresser having apparently been killed twice. 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