This was a quick mystery read, but I had a hard time getting into it. The main characters were entertaining and the logic of the book was easy to follow, but I felt like overall it wasn't very believable. For a light easy read I'd recommend the book, but for someone who is going to poke holes into the logic here and there, probably not.

If you like your mysteries to have every little detail spelled out for you and discussed ad nauseum by the protagonists, then you'll enjoy Death in Paris. Rachel and her friend Magda find Rachel's ex's death to be so unusual as to not possibly be natural. So, they set out to discover the killer. THey analyze and analyze all the possible permutations of the situation for chapter upon chapter. Rachel's long-suffering husband Alan seems only to be her sounding board, poor man. If you're like me, and prefer to have a few things left unsaid, then you will find yourself constantly looking to see how many more pages remain in hopes to find some action soon. If you make it to the end, you might chuckle at who really did it!

This was a nice debut. Essentially a cozy, set in Paris with 2 ex-pat female leads. Not a deep think in terms of "who dun it," but well-done and a nice palate cleanser. I look forward to the next one!

I enjoyed "meeting" Rachel and Magda and look forward to more. Paris. Ah, what's not to love about Paris? Even if it does involve a death . . .

A well written book, which is very enjoyable and hold interest in the mystery. I love how Paris is brought to life by the well developed characters and the .gentle nod to the language via phrases and descriptions. I really enjoyed this book , a novel murder of death by drowning in a bowl of soup, in fact the ending also had a little twist in itself.
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Emilia Bernhard's debut mystery, Death in Paris (A Mystery) is absolutely delightful and charming! When French businessman, Edgar Bowen, is found dead, face down a bowl of vichyssoise next to a bottle of rosé, it is ruled an accidental death by the Paris police. But his former American girlfriend, Rachel Levis knows better. Edgar would never be caught dead drinking rosé. Now it is up to her and her best friend, Magda, to become amateur investigatrices to find out what happened and qui est coupable!

I loved this book. What's not to love? Set in Paris (my favorite place), Bernhard creates characters that feel like old friends, familiar and funny. I imagine them to be like Nancy Drew and her best friend, Georgia (George), only grown up, moved to Paris, and decided to solve crimes again after a long hiatus. I could see wanting to hang out with them and ponder the particulars with them over a coffee or a cocktail. A twist at every corner and a long (and growing) list of suspects, one can be sure these two sleuths would give Nancy Drew a run for their money.

This book was fun to read, I didn't want to put it down. And I want to be friends with Rachel and Magda. One can only hope there are future cases to solve for these two investigatrices.

The only flaw I see in this book, is that Edgar didn't like rosé. Maybe that's why he was killed? Pick up the book this October to see if Rachel and Magda can solve the case...
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When expat, Rachel Levis, reads a death notice in the paper that her ex-lover, Edgar Bowen, from years ago died allegedly from a heart attack while eating and fell face first into his soup, she knows that it wasn't natural causes when she reads there was a bottle of Rose on the table. Edgar always hated rose` and would never put it on the table to drink. When she attends the funeral, overhearing some conversations cements her belief that Edgar was murdered.

Together with her friend Magda, Rachel sets out to prove he was murdered, which is hard to do since a hatred of rose is not indicative of murder. When she is contacted by his attorney, Rachel attends the reading of the will where she finds a number of perspective suspects. When the body count rises, Rachel and Magda must solve this fast before she and Magda are the next victims.

I enjoyed the mystery and the characters, but it starts off a little slow, though the pace does pick up. I will be buying the second book when it comes out.

Please note: I was given a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.com.