Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read "Death at a Paris Hotel" the 22nd book in the Lady Eleanor Swift series, in exchange for my honest opinion.

The story starts in Paris, 3 days after Ellie and DCI Hugh Seldon's wedding. They are on their honeymoon and have brought Clifford and Master Gladstone with them. Sadly the ladies are not featured in this story but they are mentioned.

Of course, no trip with Ellie can be free of mayhem, so when they are dining in the hotel restaurant it is not surprising that a body falls through the atrium roof onto their table. The hotel manager is a tad shady because instead of calling a doctor, he calls the police first. Before dying the man presses something into Ellie's hand. She feels that the item is something that is from her memory but she's not sure why. The police arrive at the conclusion that Ellie knew the man and that she was his accomplice. They say that there was a theft at the Musée d'Art Contemporain but the Musés's director insists that nothing is missing from any collection.

Ellie is sure that the police have it wrong and the man was pushed, he did not fall into the restaurant. So our trio get involved in the investigation because according to Clifford this is a holiday Lady Swift style. Ellie is far from being the titled lady that she is expected to be. Brought to light with Clifford marking a passage in an etiquette book about how to behave in a hotel.

The author included the interesting "secret" apartment of Gustav Eiffel's at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Of course, if Ellie is there then there is another body. Ellie is more determined than ever to solve this mystery because she feels she can't let the man from the restaurant down.

There is a lot of evidence planting, false imprisonment, a mysterious Le Compte, before Ellie makes a stunning revelation that the reader would not have seen coming.

The reader is left wondering what the new venture our trio has planned and really what could go wrong if Ellie is involved. Another fabulous addition to the series with great descriptions of Paris and historical references. Looking forward to where the adventure leads out friends in the next book!

Having finally married the man of her dreams, Lady Eleanor Swift is honeymooning in the most romantic city in the world, Paris, with the suave and equally besotted Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon. With her butler, Clifford and bulldog, Gladstone, also accompanying them romance, friendship, and laughter, is the order of the day until a body crash lands in her celebration dinner! Determined to solve the murder of a young man she feels an immediate but unexpected connection to, Eleanor has soon persuaded her companions to help, as she usually does! Danger and lies follow them continuously and, with very little understanding of the language and no idea who they can trust, they are truly alone in a foreign land with no one else to call on. Will Ellie sort through the clues and deceptions, or will her honeymoon be her last hurrah?

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Bookouture, but the opinions expressed are my own. I loved every word of this, from the romantic excursions, through Seldon's protective devotion, and his and Clifford's awkwardness at some of Eleanor's antics, to the big reveal. Married life definitely suits this series. Highly recommended.