Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

The story is told from the perspective of Tabitha, Julia’s friend. The next morning, Julia’s maid finds a young Parisian girl who had attended the party dead in the cellar of the building, killed with one of Julia’s knives. Although Julia is definitely an auxiliary character.ĭort, Julia’s sister, hosts a party in Julia’s apartment. The book posits that while Julia was in Paris, she, along with her friend, become involved in a murder investigation. I will admit to being drawn to this book because of the cute title and cover, a take off on Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I received a copy of this from NetGalley and RB Media. On this, anything faster and the accent was lost in the jumble. I listened to this at 1.5 which is about standard for me. The tension of suspense was clear as was Julia’s mayo frustration. The flipping between voices of male and female, French or other was seamless and sounded close to a full cast recording. The performance was absolutely wonderful, filled with French and American accents and the voice of Julia Child that sounded to me exactly as you’d expect. 🎧 I listened to an audiobook version narrated by Polly Lee. The danger quickly mounts as Tabitha finds herself searching out clues before the inspector and now the killer may be after her! Tabitha had briefly met the victim after a party and feels like she needs to help investigate. One cold December night a body is found in the basement and the knife is discovered to be from Julia’s kitchen. She’s staying with her grandfather and learning to cook from her neighbor and friend, Julia Child. Tabitha Knight has recently arrived in Paris from Detroit, Michigan in the US. Historical mystery, amateur female sleuth.

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen CambridgeĪn American in Paris series #1.