When a surprising homicide rocks the theology division at Aix-en-Provence’s college, chief Justice of the Peace Antoine Verlaque is on the case
Provençal Thriller Sequence #2
Watch the sequence! Homicide in Provence is now on Britbox.
When Dr. Georges Moutte is discovered mudrered, investigator Antoine Verlaque is stumped. Definitely the director of theology on the Université d’Aix had his enemies. Moutte was nearly to call the recipient of an elite fellowship in addition to his personal successor—a extremely coveted place—when his lips had been sealed completely. However Verlaque is not satisfied that anybody within the tiny group of lecturers is able to homicide.
Aided by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, regulation professor Marine Bonnet, Berlaque should flip Provence the wrong way up, uncovering a world much more sophisticated than college politics, to search out the killer earlier than it’s too late.
A page-turning thriller that transports you to the south of France with its lush portrait of an enthralling historic city, this continuation of the Provençal Thriller sequence captivates.
“What actually makes Longworth’s writing particular is her deep information of French historical past, panorama, delicacies, and even modern cafes and eating places. That is that uncommon atmospheric thriller that’s street-wise and café-canny.” —Booklist (starred evaluation)
