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June 11, 2014
Summer Read: Award-Winning Paris Mystery Now in Paperback
This week, we are releasing the paperback version of the award-winning international bestseller The 7th Woman,edge-of-your-seat summer read. Combine a gritty police procedural, forensics and that je ne sais quoi only found in Paris and you get The 7th Woman by Frédérique Molay, who has been called “the French Michael Connelly.” This book won France’s most prestigious crime fiction award—the Prix du Quai des Orfèvres—going on to become an international bestseller. Now in paperback, it’s coming...
June 5, 2014
What does it take to write a police procedural?
With Frédérique Molay’sThe 7th Woman coming out in paperback this month, we talked to her about what it takes to write a police procedural.The 7th Woman is the start of a series of gritty mysteries set in Paris, with lots of police procedure and forensics, a kind of FrenchCSI Paris. The second in the series,Crossing the Line,is in the works.
Frédérique Molay, “the French Michael Connelly”
What led you to be a writer?
I started writing when I was eleven years old. By that time, I was already pass...
June 3, 2014
Cover Reveal: A New Book for Winemaker Detective Fans
For Winemaker Detective fans, after this summer’s release ofTreachery in Bordeaux, Grand Cru HeistandNightmare in Burgundy, we’re busy working onDeadly Tasting,by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen.Here’s the cover. In this one, Cooker and Virgile help find a serial killer in Bordeaux, and readers learn a lot about the darker times in Bordeaux’s recent history.
Deadly Tasting
A local chief detective calls wine expert Benjamin Cooker to the crime scene of a brutal murder. The killer has left a str...
May 30, 2014
Summer Reads: Mystery, Murder and Cabernet Sauvignon
Thinking about summer reads? Dreaming of mystery, murder and cabernet sauvignon? Treachery in Bordeaux by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen fits that bill, and it’s available in paperback now.
It’s a cozy mystery; it’s a wine novel; it’s the start of a series that’s a hit on TV. Winemaker Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile Lanssien navigate the world of winemaking, where the beverage has aromas of deceit and intrigue.
“This book and its successors will whet appetites of fans of both Iron C...
May 23, 2014
A book is a book is an audiobook
Here we go again, back on the soapbox about books being books being books, no matter the format. We want all readers to be able to have access to these books, whatever their format of choice. Now that our digital books and print books are available, we are pleased to announce that audiobooks are in production. That’s right. We’ve signed deals with Audible for a number of our titles.Audible, as the leading provider of digital audiobooks, was an obvious choice.
Wil Snape of Audible says, “Audibl...
May 21, 2014
Cover Reveal: The Next Paris Homicide Mystery
If you enjoyedThe 7th Woman by Frédérique Molay,you’ll be happy to know thatCrossing the Line, the second Paris Homicide mystery is in the works. The translation is in, the editorial process is nearly finished, some galleys have already gone out, and digital reader copies will be available shortly. Print release is scheduled for September. And, here, then, is the cover.
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May 20, 2014
Blog Tour Roundup
Some of our books have been getting some attention recently. Check out this blog tour roundup. Many thanks to the bloggers. Please go visit them and check out their sites. Many thanks to France Book Tours for setting these up.
The Greenland BreachBlog TourBook Nerd:”Smart! That is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of “The Greenland Breach” by Bernard Besson. I loved it from page one!”
Valli’s Book Den: “All the twists and turns, and surprises that made the book worth reading.”
May 15, 2014
Award-winning Book The Paris Lawyer in Bookstores
“Everything in this book—the plot, the atmosphere, the characters, and the style—is perfectly mastered from beginning to end.” That’s how the press described Sylvie Granotier’s award-winning bookThe Paris Lawyerwhen it was first published, and now you can get it in trade paperback.
The action in this suspense novel takes place between Paris and a village in one of France’s remotest areas, La Creuse, where the beautiful countryside holds dark secrets. This gripping, powerful whodunit is about r...
May 12, 2014
Bernard Besson Book Brahmin
Last week, the book trade newsletter Shelf Awarenesspublished an interview of Bernard Besson in their Book Brahmin section. It starts like this:
“On your nightstand now:
I’m rereadingThe Companyby Robert Littell, which recounts the history of the CIA. It brings back fond memories of when I worked counterespionage and kept my eye on CIA agents posted in Paris. They were very efficient, showed their faces and knew France very well. From time to time, we played hide and seek. I remember one Americ...
May 9, 2014
Mystery Showcase Reviews from Booklist
This month’s issue of Booklistis all about mysteries and we’re happy to announce that three of our titles got reviews in it. Here are some quotes.
The 7th Woman by Frédérique Molay
“Molay uses meticulous police procedure and forensics to bolster gripping scenes of terror. Let’s hope more installments from this series cross the ocean soon.”
The Paris Lawyerby Sylvie Granotier
“Granotier, a French actress and best-selling author, has a knack for creating drama and atmospheric suspense. Fans of Eliz...
