Murder On The Ile Sordou: A Verlaque and Bonnet Mystery

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Like Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, M. L. Longworth's books enchant mystery lovers with a taste for good food and gorgeous landscapes. In 'Murder on the (R)le Sordou', Judge Antoine Verlaque and his girlfriend, law professor Marine Bonnet, are hoping to enjoy a relaxing holiday at the Locanda Sordou, an opulent hotel that is reopening after decades, but someone has other plans.

Reviews

Praise for M. L. Longworths Provenal Mystery series

The Verlaque and Bonnet mysteries . . . plunge you into a languid world of epicurean pleasures and good living. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR

Beguiling . . . Longworth evokes the pleasures of France in delicious detailgreat wine, delicious meals, and fine company.Publishers Weekly


Praise for Murder on the le Sordou

Charming.Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

Thoroughly delightful... Longworth deftly handles what is in effect a locked-room mystery, but the books real strength lies in the backstories she creates for each of the distinctive characters. The puzzles answer, buried in the past, is well prepared by what has come before.Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Longworth once again immerses readers in French culture with this whodunit, which will delight Francophiles and fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri. The setting will also appeal to readers who enjoy trapped-on-the-island mysteries in the tradition of Agatha Christies And Then There Were None.Library Journal

Longworths novels, set in the south of France, are mysteries for foodies, with the plot providing a table upon which the enchanting meals and accompanying wines are served.Booklist

[A] charming read with a well-crafted mystery and characters as rich and full-bodied as a Bordeaux.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A splendid read.Mystery Scene

The best thing about each novel in this series is that they are as much about lifestyle in the south of France as they are about a legal tangle, a disappearance or a murder. . . . By this third [novel]in the series, Longworth, shows the reader why those who love Donna Leons Brunetti and Martin Walkers Bruno take up her novels with enthusiasm.Kings River LifeMagazine

Longworths maritime version of a country-house cozy offers genuine pleasures.Kirkus Reviews


Praise forDeath in the Vines

Judge Antoine Verlaque, the sleuth in this civilized series, discharges his professional duties with discretion. But were here to taste the wines, which are discussed by experts like Hippolyte Thebaud, a former wine thief, and served in beautiful settings like a 300-year-old stone farmhouse. So many bottles, so many lovely views. A reader might be forgiven for feeling woozy.Marilyn Stasio,The New York Times Book Review

Though the plot is hair-raising, what keeps you glued to this mystery is its vivid portrait of everyday life in Aix, which deftly juxtaposes the elegance of the city... with quotidian woes and pleasures.Oprah.com

As much as the mystery intriguesin this case some intertwined crimes involving a local winery, a missing elderly woman, and a rich mans suspicious construction projectwhat really makes Longworths books enjoyable are the atmosphere and details that she includes of the South of France.The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

What follows is a lovely, almost cozy police procedural that deserves to be read with a glass of wine in hand. Longworth paints such a loving picture of Provence that its likely youll start planning a vacation trip to France the moment you set the book down.The Denver Post

This is an intelligently written police procedural with the warm comfort of a baguette with banon cheese.Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Enjoyable... the books real strength is its evocation of place.Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

M. L. Longworthhas lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1997. She has written about the region for theWashington Post, theTimes(London), theIndependent(London), andBon Appetit. She is the author of a bilingual collection of essays,Une Americaine en Provence.She is married and has one daughter.