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Disaster at the Vendome Theater

Disaster at the Vendome Theater

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Calamity befalls the little Vendome Theater in the tenth installment of the sun- and wine-soaked Provençal Mystery Series.

Provençal Mystery Series #10
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When Jean-Marc Sauvet, successful lawyer and the best friend of Aix-en-Provence’s examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque, accepted a small role in a local theater’s summer production of Marcel Pagnol’s Cigalon, he had no idea that the lead actress would be played by the great Liliane Poncet. But Jean-Marc’s excitement about rubbing elbows with one of France’s legendary film stars is quickly extinguished. The lead actor, Gauthier Lesage, is rude and unenthusiastic, and nobody understands how he got the part. Chaos reigns backstage thanks to the absentminded theater director. And everyone seems to be harboring a secret. When one of the actors goes missing for good, it’s up to the soon-to-be-a-father Verlaque and his police commissioner, Bruno Paulik, to untangle the threads of a mystery that seems to get more complicated every day…
 
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Praise for Disaster at the Vendome Theater

"...Pleasing...Packed with luscious descriptions of food and flashes of cultural history, this is a fine way to relax in the company of old friends.” --Publisher's Weekly

Praise for M. L. Longworth’s Provençal Mystery Series

“Sprightly . . . The charm here is the locale — vaccinated readers will want to book their flights — and enjoying the suave company of examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque and his wife, Marine Bonnet.”
—The Washington Post

“Entertaining . . . Charming characters complement the tidy mystery plot. This is just the ticket for those seeking a much-needed vicarious vacation.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Full of gourmet meals, silky wines, and sumptuous homes, these cozy mysteries transport you to the south of France . . . Perfect for the gourmands or Francophiles in your life.” 
—Slate

“The Verlaque and Bonnet mysteries . . . plunge you into a languid world of epicurean pleasures and good living.”
—NPR
 
“Longworth’s novels . . . are mysteries for foodies, with the plot providing a table upon which the enchanting meals and accompanying wines are served.” 
—Booklist
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A Provençal Mystery Series

Disaster at the Vendome Theater
The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral
A Noël Killing
The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche
The Curse of La Fontaine
The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne
Murder on the Ile Sordou
Death in the Vines
Murder in the Rue Dumas
Death at the Chateau Bremont
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About the Author

M. L. Longworth
M. L. Longworth has lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1997. She has written about the region for The Washington Post, The Times (U.K.), The Independent (U.K.), and Bon Appétit Magazine. She is married and has one daughter. More by M. L. Longworth
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