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Tour quotations: Messandrierre

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Angela Wren

on tour

 February 23-27

with

Messandrierre

 

Messandrierre

(murder mystery/romance)

 Release date: December 8, 2015
at Crooked Cat Publishing Ltd

119  pages

ISBN: 978-1910510759

Website | Goodreads

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SYNOPSIS

Sacrificing his job in investigation following an incident in Paris, Jacques Forêt has only a matter of weeks to solve a series of mysterious disappearances as a Gendarme in the rural French village of Messandrierre. But, as the number of missing persons rises, his difficult and hectoring boss puts obstacles in his way. Steely and determined, Jacques won’t give up and, when a new Investigating Magistrate is appointed, he becomes the go-to local policeman for all the work on the case. Will he find the perpetrators before his lover, Beth, becomes a victim? Messandrierre – the first in a new crime series featuring investigator, Jacques Forêt.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Messandrierre Angela Wren 

Angela Wren
Having followed a career
in Project and Business Change Management,
I now work as an Actor and Director at a local theatre.
I’ve been writing, in a serious way, for about 5 years.
My work in project management has always involved drafting,
so writing, in its various forms,
has been a significant feature throughout my adult life.
I particularly enjoy the challenge of plotting
and planning different genres of work.
My short stories vary between contemporary romance, memoir,
mystery and historical.
I also write comic flash-fiction and have drafted two one-act plays
that have been recorded for local radio.
The majority of my stories are set in France
where I like to spend as much time as possible each year.

 

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TOUR QUOTATIONS

The Fictional 100

Messandrierre works very well as a mystery/thriller.  About 10% into the book, I caught myself having forgotten for a few moments that I was reading–surely a good sign–instead, I was completely caught up in the story and its very effective suspense.
I look forward eagerly to the next books in this new mystery series.

The Discerning Reader

A wonderful preamble to a hearty series.
A hefty mystery, pleasant setting creating a quaint ambiance. Colorful characters with a mystery offering much more to come leaving the reader guessing at possibilities. Perfect ending causing great anticipation.

The French Village Diaries

I was gripped from the first mysterious chapter.
I’m hoping to get back to Messandriere with Angela very soon.
This book would be a great read to take on holiday, where you have the time to give it the attention it deserves.

Words And Peace

Life in a French village may not be what you think! Short crime mystery with well evoked setting and characters, and great suspense. Armand Gamache could easily be Jacques Forêt’s mentor!

Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile

I’ve had a bit of a thing for French  mystery novels (having indulged myself in the books put out by publisher Le French Book, for one), and this is another excellent French mystery.

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France Book Tours stops for February 22-28

 

Messandrierre Tuesday, February 23
Review + Giveaway
at The Discerning Reader
Spotlight + Giveaway
at Please Pass The Books

Wednesday, February 24
Review + Giveaway
at The French Village Diaries

Thursday, February 25
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at
Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile
Spotlight + Excerpt + Giveaway
at A Holland Reads

Friday, February 26
Review + Giveaway
at The Fictional 100

Saturday, February 27
Review + Giveaway
at Words And Peace

A book for your Valentine!

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has a special deal until
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New Vessel Press
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by

Jean-Philippe Blondel

(fiction)

 Release date: December 1, 2015
at New Vessel Press

146  pages

ISBN: 978-1939931269

Website | Goodreads

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SYNOPSIS

Cecile, a stylish 47-year-old, has spent the weekend visiting her parents in a provincial town southeast of Paris. By early Monday morning, she’s exhausted. These trips back home are always stressful and she settles into a train compartment with an empty seat beside her. But it’s soon occupied by a man she instantly recognizes: Philippe Leduc, with whom she had a passionate affair that ended in her brutal humiliation 30 years ago. In the fraught hour and a half that ensues, their express train hurtles towards the French capital. Cécile and Philippe undertake their own face to face journey—In silence? What could they possibly say to one another?—with the reader gaining entrée to the most private of thoughts. This is a brilliant psychological thriller, a high-wire act of emotions on rails, about past romance, with all its pain and promise. [provided by the publisher]

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READING EXCERPTS
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

portrait de Jean-philippe Blondel 

Jean-Philippe Blondel
was born in 1964 in Troyes, France
where he lives as an author and English teacher.
His novel The 6:41 to Paris
has been a bestseller in both France and Germany.

 ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Alison Anderson is a novelist and translator of literature from French. Among the authors she has translated are JMG Le Clézio, Christian Bobin, Muriel Barbery and Amélie Nothomb. She has lived in Northern California and currently lives in a village in Switzerland.
 
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