Lost and Found in Paris

A Novel

By: Lian Dolan

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The thinking woman’s ultimate escapist adventure in Paris, told with wit, style, and a touch of intrigue, by the popular and dynamic author of The Sweeney Sisters.

Joan Blakely had an unconventional childhood: the daughter of a globe-trotting supermodel and a world-famous artist. Her artist father died on 9/11, and Joan—an art historian by training—has spent more than a decade maintaining his legacy. Life in the art world is beginning to wear on her—and then one fateful afternoon her husband drops a bombshell: he’s fathered twins with another woman.

Furious but secretly pleased to have a reason to blow up her life, Joan impulsively decides to get out of town, booking a last-minute trip to Paris as an art courier: the person museums hire to fly valuable works of art to potential clients, discreetly stowed in their carry-on luggage. Sipping her champagne in business-class, she chats up her seatmate, Nate, a good-looking tech nerd who invites her to dinner in Paris. He doesn’t know she’s carrying drawings worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But after a romantic dinner and an even more romantic night together, Joan wakes up next to her new lover to discover the drawings gone. Even more shocking is what’s been left in their place: a sketch from her father’s journals, which she thought had been lost when he died on 9/11, and a poem that reads like a treasure hunt.

With Nate as a sidekick, Joan will follow the clues all over Paris—from its grand cathedrals to the romantic bistros to the twisty side streets of Monmarte—hoping to recover the lost art, and her own sense of adventure. What she finds is even better than she’d expected.

©2022 Lian Dolan (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

From the Mixed-Up Tales of Joan

Did any of you read and reread "From the Mixed Up-Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler"? As I listened to "Lost and Found in Paris" I couldn't help but think back to the joy I felt as a kid in that adventure in the Met! Lian Dolan has put together an adventure perfect for the adult who loves travel, adventure, art, and pop culture. I didn't want the book to end, but I didn't want to stop listening, so I changed my listening speed from 1.5 to 1 -- to let the adventure continue as long as possible. What a fun read!

Loved It!

I love Lian’s novels and her newest didn’t disappoint. It was clever, witty, and charming. I also loved that it was parts mystery/romance/drama with a lot of fun.

Excellent book

Mystery, intrigue, romance, family relationships, art history and more. I loved it. We’ll done Lian Dolan. It could be a trilogy.

Oh to be found in Paris!

Lian Dolan gets better with every book she writes. This one is filled with intrigue, art, fashion, and just the right amount of sassiness! I’m sure it’s a great read but I thoroughly enjoyed the audible version.

Loved it!!! Delightful, engaging, inspiring!

I loved the book! It has romance, intrigue, adventure, depth, and meaning! It is fun and inspirational. The author masterfully takes you on an exciting journey with many unexpected twists and turns. I could not stop listening to it!!! Now, one of my favorite books!

Extra bonuses- For those from Pasadena, you will enjoy the references to our beautiful city. For all of us who love Paris, you will be reminded of what makes the city so special.

A Delight!

Loan Dolan has done it again! Lost and found in Paris is a delight and a gift to all her readers. Thank you for taking us to Paris!

C'est Magnifique!

With engrossing characters, elements of art, history, travel, music, fashion, mystery, grief, romance, and Lian's witty sense of humor and vivid writing style, this book has something for everyone. It is the exact combo of lightness and fun we all need to escape the realities of living in our harsh 2022 reality. My only regret is that I completed it in less than 48 hours and now have to wait for the next Lian Dolan novel.

So much to like - but not so much the narrator

I wish I had purchased the print version of this book instead of the audio version because the narrator nearly ruined it for me. There's a lot to like about this book - the art and cultural history portions are really well researched and written (the romance is not nearly as sophisticated) - but the narrator's delivery makes the main character sound shallow and ditzy and her version of male characters is really unpleasant. I really enjoyed the writing, the mystery, and art and cultural details of the novel but wish I had purchased the print version.

Not for me.

I took a chance on this because it had many good reviews, and was on sale for a little over $4. It was not for me, and I will admit I could barely get through chapter 1, but I knew it almost from the start. It was like an obnoxious soap opera from the beginning, complete with the main character yelling obscenities. I couldn't even get my money back from Audible because even though they CLAIM they want you to try their books, you will be blocked. I have yet to see the policy for number of returns and in what period of time.

Now I really want to see Paris.

We can feel every possible emotion with Joan as she experiences them in her far from normal life. Delightful details are shared about each character. Helen, Elizabeth, the sisters Sweeney, Joan, who will Lian Dolan bring us next? I'm anxious to meet them.