The French Bookshop Murder: A brand-new utterly gripping and charming cozy murder mystery series

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🥐Grab a blanket, a warm mug of hot chocolate and a croissant, and get ready to join Zoe Pascal at her cozy village bookshop in the South of France. Can you help solve the mystery?🥐

'I really enjoyed this, it felt like going on holiday... Now, I'm off to book myself a trip to the South of France' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A warm and captivating mystery full of French fun' Vaseem Khan
'The setting deserves its own mention - cozy and vivid' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Zoe Pascal has decided to live her dream: leave England and open up a bookshop in a small village in the south of France. She wants to spend her later years in life eating croissants, reading her beloved books, and getting to know her charming new hometown.

When the body of a tourist is found inside the local church, Zoe begins to discover that something is afoot in the village of Sainte-Catherine. And as the last person to have seen the deceased alive, Zoe suddenly becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation.

Can she prove her innocence and discover who the real murderer is, or will Zoe have to say au revoir to her French countryside dream?

Don't miss the brand-new utterly charming cozy crime series from Greg Mosse, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Ian Moore!

Readers love The French Bookshop Murder:

'A delightful, original and cleverly plotted murder mystery with a rich sense of place that made me feel I had been transported to the quaint charm of Southern France' A.A. Chaudhuri

'A delight from start to finish' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A murder mystery that is heartwarming, cosy and delightfully bookish' Jamie West

'With memorable characters and a rich sense of place, this book is perfect for fans of cosy whodunits' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Combines the charm of a Provençal setting with a cleverly plotted puzzle that will keep readers guessing until the final page' Tim Stretton

'Utterly enjoyable' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Colourful characters, a beautifully drawn location and a mystery within a mystery make this an eminently satisfying cosy' Neil Daws

🥐Grab a blanket, a warm mug of hot chocolate and a croissant, and get ready to join Zoe Pascal at her cozy village bookshop in the South of France. Can you help solve the mystery?🥐 'I really enjoyed this, it felt like going on holiday... Now, I'm off to book myself a trip to the South of Franc...

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4 reviews
Mary Renka
January 27, 2026
very well written and exciting! Loved the descriptions of the area...
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About the author

GREG MOSSE is a 'writer and encourager of writers' and husband of internationally bestselling author, Kate Mosse. He has lived and worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Madrid, mostly as an interpreter and translator, but grew up in rural south-west Sussex. In 2014, he founded the Criterion New Writing playwriting programme in the heart of the West End and, since then, has produced more than 25 of his own plays and musicals. His creative writing workshops are highly sought after at festivals at home and abroad. His first novel, The Coming Darkness, was published by Moonflower in 2022, followed in 2024 by The Coming Storm. Murder at the Wedding is the sixth book in his successful cosy crime series featuring the charming and perceptive amateur sleuth, Maisie Cooper.

GREG MOSSE is a 'writer and encourager of writers' and husband of internationally bestselling author, Kate Mosse. He has lived and worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Madrid, mostly as an interpreter and translator, but grew up in rural south-west Sussex. In 2014, he founded the Criterion ...

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