Death and Fromage: The hilarious new murder mystery from The Times bestselling author of Death and Croissants (A Follet Valley Mystery, Book 2): the rip-roaring murder mystery - now optioned for TV

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Moore's French whodunnit is an engaging caper through the Loire Valley with an expat reluctant hero mixed up with a Maigret-like rural cast, a glamorous heroine and a couple of Mafia killers. It is finely paced, truly funny and written with a wry detachment that conjures up a gentler age of murder mystery.' Charles Bremner

An engaging caper... It is finely paced, truly funny and written with a wry detachment that conjures up a gentler age of murder mystery' * The Times * Valérie d'Orçay, who is staying at the B&B while house-hunting in the area, isn't convinced that it's a suicide. Despite his misgivings, Richard is drawn into Valérie's investigation, and finds himself becoming a major player in solving the crime. After all, the French do take their cheese quite seriously and it's quite clear there's nothing gouda happening in the close-knit, small village that Richard calls home.

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Good food and a laugh-out-loud mystery. What more could anyone want in these dark times?” Mark Billingham Good food and a laugh-out-loud mystery. What more could anyone want in these dark times?’ MARK BILLINGHAM Death and Fromage: the most hilarious murder mystery since Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder ClubRichard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the Val de Follet. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. Though I disagree with the opinions on muesli and the hen naming system that are in this book, I will let those pass and say that it is funny, pacy and very entertaining! It also has short chapters - I find many modern novels take far too long to get to the next chapter, but there's no hanging about here.' Robin Ince I haven’t got a hat, I’m afraid. I don’t wear hats.’ She looked at him aghast, like he’d just admitted to a life of delinquency and opium addiction.”