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Life in post-apocalyptic France has finally begun to settle down.
The cafés all have candles, the bakery ovens are all coal-fired and reliance on electricity and electronics are now a thing of the past. So when the Provençal village of Chabanel decides to go ahead with its annual pastry contest, it’s a shock to everyone when one of the celebrity judges down from Paris dies a gruesome—and very public—death.
When a plate of poisoned chocolate éclairs turns out to be the murder weapon, it’s up to expat and amateur sleuth Jules Hooker to prove that the little old ladies who made them aren’t the murderers.
Because much in the same way that Jules can’t stop after one profiterole, it soon becomes clear that this murderer doesn’t intend to stop with one dead chef.
Life in post-apocalyptic France has finally begun to settle down.
The cafés all have candles, the bakery ovens are all coal-fired and reliance on electricity and electronics are now a thing of the past. So when the Provençal village of Chabanel decides to go ahead with its annual pastry contest, ...
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21 reviews
Jan L Kreischer
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November 6, 2023
A Bad Eclair Day from the Stranded in Provence series has a fascinatng premise- a young woman begins her house swap vacation on the very day that a "Dirty Bomb" is exploded over Europe. In a hearbeat, all modern conveniences disappear. No electricity, no computer quipped new cars, no internet, no tv or radios. Yet, in the Fench countryside, pastry shops and cafes still thrive. Our heroine trades for a horse, even though the beast seems to want to kill her. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Jude Keenan
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January 15, 2020
I have enjoyed every book thus far in this series... I loved the twists in this one and was totally surprised at the end! A definite page turner and looking forward to the next book!
Carol Tikkanen
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July 20, 2025
This book started out sort of dull. I had to read half way through before I couldn't put it down. It was a surprise ending and it made it very enjoyable.
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