French Country Murders: Books 1-10
(2024)(A book in the French Country Murders series)
An omnibus of novels by Katie Penryn
Come along with novice white witch Penzi Munro and her handsome sidekick shapeshifter Felix as they solve ten terrifying murders in the French seaside town of Beaucoup-sur-Mer!
Penzi’s life is changed for ever when she receives a letter from her deceased father’s lawyers in Notting Hill Gate, London, telling her she’s a white witch like her long-absent mother. As if this is not startling enough, the will decrees that she must take her two younger brothers, Jimbo and Sam, together with their two German shepherds, to live in his house in France. In doing this, Penzi has to give up her career as a barrister with a burgeoning portfolio of clients and face an unknown future.
What awaits the young family in Beaucoup-sur-Mer is worse than anything Penzi could ever have imagined in her direst nightmares. True, her mother has resurfaced and prepared the house for them, but she hasn’t touched the garden which hides a gruesome secret.
Penzi has to deal with all this and begin her training as a white witch. Realizing she could use magic to help solve the crime, she finds she can���t read the medieval script of her Book of Spells; her dyslexia can’t cope with it. She needs help. A timely delivery drops a clever Savannah cat on her doorstep; he proves to be something of a shapeshifter. Enter Felix, the handsome feline dude!
Meanwhile, her mother is arrested for the murder. What is Penzi to do? She appeals to the High Council of the Guild of White Witches who grant permission for Felix to be her assistant in the fight for good against evil.
This dedicated, intelligent duo tackle ten mysteries, often risking life and limb in their fight against man’s wickedness. The murders pile up on one after the other in Penzi’s favorite patisserie, the Cognac Blues Festival, the oyster fields, the cognac vineyards and the opium poppy fields. Then there’s the problems with the desecration of the town’s cemetery and the exploding wild boar population. All the while, the hushed-up local history of World War Two hovers over the town and the antique shop attached to the family’s new home.
Will this brooding secret from long ago ever be disclosed?
Ten addictive stories. This blend of mystery and magic makes them perfect reading for fans of Agatha Christie and a certain young boy wizard.
What readers say:
***** Couldn't put this down; it's a real page-turner from first page to last; a story for both children and adults, sewn with quirky info bites, term teasers and lots of rib-ticklingly gentle digs at Frenchness. ***** An amusing tale, but the chuckles don't get in the way of tracking down the villain for his heinous crime of murder. ***** Witty dialogue, intricate plots and wonderful descriptions of the French countryside.
Stories included in this compilation:
The Witch who Couldn’t Spell
The Witch who Loved Eclairs
The Witch who Got the Blues
The Witch who Found a Pearl
The Witch who Saved Christmas
The Witch who Foiled the Plot
The Witch who Hated Halloween
The Witch who Risked the Shot
The witch who Picked a Poppy
The Witch who Forged a Monet
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Penzi’s life is changed for ever when she receives a letter from her deceased father’s lawyers in Notting Hill Gate, London, telling her she’s a white witch like her long-absent mother. As if this is not startling enough, the will decrees that she must take her two younger brothers, Jimbo and Sam, together with their two German shepherds, to live in his house in France. In doing this, Penzi has to give up her career as a barrister with a burgeoning portfolio of clients and face an unknown future.
What awaits the young family in Beaucoup-sur-Mer is worse than anything Penzi could ever have imagined in her direst nightmares. True, her mother has resurfaced and prepared the house for them, but she hasn’t touched the garden which hides a gruesome secret.
Penzi has to deal with all this and begin her training as a white witch. Realizing she could use magic to help solve the crime, she finds she can���t read the medieval script of her Book of Spells; her dyslexia can’t cope with it. She needs help. A timely delivery drops a clever Savannah cat on her doorstep; he proves to be something of a shapeshifter. Enter Felix, the handsome feline dude!
Meanwhile, her mother is arrested for the murder. What is Penzi to do? She appeals to the High Council of the Guild of White Witches who grant permission for Felix to be her assistant in the fight for good against evil.
This dedicated, intelligent duo tackle ten mysteries, often risking life and limb in their fight against man’s wickedness. The murders pile up on one after the other in Penzi’s favorite patisserie, the Cognac Blues Festival, the oyster fields, the cognac vineyards and the opium poppy fields. Then there’s the problems with the desecration of the town’s cemetery and the exploding wild boar population. All the while, the hushed-up local history of World War Two hovers over the town and the antique shop attached to the family’s new home.
Will this brooding secret from long ago ever be disclosed?
Ten addictive stories. This blend of mystery and magic makes them perfect reading for fans of Agatha Christie and a certain young boy wizard.
What readers say:
***** Couldn't put this down; it's a real page-turner from first page to last; a story for both children and adults, sewn with quirky info bites, term teasers and lots of rib-ticklingly gentle digs at Frenchness. ***** An amusing tale, but the chuckles don't get in the way of tracking down the villain for his heinous crime of murder. ***** Witty dialogue, intricate plots and wonderful descriptions of the French countryside.
Stories included in this compilation:
The Witch who Couldn’t Spell
The Witch who Loved Eclairs
The Witch who Got the Blues
The Witch who Found a Pearl
The Witch who Saved Christmas
The Witch who Foiled the Plot
The Witch who Hated Halloween
The Witch who Risked the Shot
The witch who Picked a Poppy
The Witch who Forged a Monet
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Used availability for Katie Penryn's French Country Murders: Books 1-10