Death and Croissants

A Follet Valley Mystery, Book 1

De: Ian Moore

Narrado por: Ian Moore

The first novel in the enthralling Follet Valley Series, by TV/radio regular Ian Moore.

Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&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. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. Another guest, the exotic Valérie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance. Richard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hen...and you don’t mess with a fellow’s hens!

Unpausable mystery set in rural France, by TV/radio regular and best-selling author Ian Moore - perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, Julia Chapman, or M.C. Beaton. Everyone is wanting mort!

©2021 Ian Moore (P)2021 Duckworth Books Ltd

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A very funny page-turner. Fantastique!" (Adam Kay, comedian and author of This Is Going to Hurt)

"A writer of immense wit and charm." (Paul Sinha, ITV's The Chase)

Hilarious

A charming mystery revolving around an English expat running a B & B in France with brilliant English sarcastic humor woven throughout.

Fun, funny, witty

This book is a delight. Good mystery, wonderful characters. Ian Moore - please keep writing, and thank you!

Laborious humor

Juts OK. I liked the Thursday murder club much more. This is not as tightly written and I grew bored of the tedious nature abs the reluctant sort of self-pity of the main character.

Loved it!

Delightful and fun mystery. Enjoyed the reader as well. He was very pleasant to listen to.

Constantly confused

I often love when authors voice their own books, but this one left me feeling nonplussed. He’s great at pronunciation, but it lacked excitement and momentum. I kept losing focus and forgetting which character was which. And while I liked the main characters, not enough to miss them.

In addition, all the little references to sex acts were a bit weird for me. Not my cup of tea, I guess.

I like detective stories with quirky characters, and can run through a series in a week. This is where this series ends for me though.

narrator

Hire a pro. I'm sure if I wrote a book I would feel only I could get the voices right. I get why authors would want to narrate, but its a mistake. Some get it right, Neil Gaiman comes to mind, but most don't.
Moore did ok, but I could hear the sound of "I've read this 1000 times" in the delivery. The engineering could use some work too. So, the story, I may have been able to get into but the narration kept from going past chapter 7 or 8. Pay the pros, they can make a bad book okay and a good one great!

Great Book - please make another recording

A wonderful book full of great humor. I really enjoyed it. Read by the author. The author did their best, but a recording by a professional actor would elevate this book so much more.

uproarious fun

take a vacation from the world and laugh and laugh and you will feel so much better. I did.

Deeply witty and very funny

Very much fun. Fast paced well conceived. Perfectly read by the author (which I sometimes deplore). I listened nearly straight through.

Fun, clever mystery

Such a fun, quick mystery with a charming cast of characters read brilliantly by the author.