A Fashionably French Murder

Colleen Cambridge, Polly Lee

eAudio - 2025

American expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiringchef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the city's most famous fashionhouses.If there's one art the French have mastered as well as fine cuisine, it's haute couture. Tabitha and Julia arealready accustomed to sampling the delights of the former. Now fashion is returning to the forefront in Paris,as the somber hues of wartime are replaced by vibrant colors and ultra-feminine silhouettes, influenced byChristian Dior's "New Look."Tabitha and Julia join a friend for a private showing at an exclusive fashion atelier, Maison Lannet. The eventgoes well, but when... Tabitha returns later that evening to search for a lost glove, she finds the lights still on—andthe couturier dead, strangled by a length of lace. The shop manager suspects that a jealous rival—perhapsDior... more