The Detective's Guide to Paris

by Nicki Greenberg

It's springtime in Paris, and crime is in the air ...Pepper Stark and her friends came to Paris for the glamour, the gâteaux and the good times. But intrigue seems to follow the young detectives wherever they go. When an American tourist and a priceless Russian treasure both disappear from their hotel, Pepper is sure the mysteries are connected and is determined to solve them both. But this time she has former thief-turned-amateur-detective Georges Rème is also on the case. And her friends seem to be more interested in croissants than in crime.Pepper will do anything to beat Rème to the punch and prove herself as a proper sleuth - even if that means misleading the people closest to her. In this unusual hotel, where everyone has secrets to hide, who can Pepper trust to lead her to the answers? And how far will she go to get them?1920s Paris bursts to life in this captivating return to the world and characters of Nicki Greenberg's The Detective's Guide mysteries.

Genres: Historical, Mystery

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2023

About the author

Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator with a special interest in sequential art narrative - a fancy way of describing comics.

Nicki's first books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old, and sold more than 380,000 copies. Since then, she has devoted most of her ink to comics, but has also written and illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children.

At seventeen, Nicki fell in love with The Great Gatsby. Almost ten years later, she set out to pay tribute to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel by interpreting it in comic art form. It took more than six years to complete this enormous labour of love.

This mad undertaking was followed by three years' passionate work on Shakespeare's Hamlet, which was finally staged on the page in 2010.

Nicki lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family, their poodle and two bad cats. In her spare time she works as a lawyer.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as much fun as the rest in the series, but still a very endearing read. The kids are fun to follow around

[Kim Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great instalment in the Detective’s Guide series. Pepper and the gang travel to Paris this time to solve two mysteries: a missing Fabergé egg and a missing man. Are the two connected or merely a coincidence?
This was a fun adventure which included two things France is famous for; food and fashion. Poor Emmaline though, I really do sympathise.

[Cooper Cogger · Rating 5 out of 5]

*SPOILERS*


I haven’t read the other books in the Detectives Guide series but I really liked this one. I honestly thought it was a surprising ending and didn’t suspect Remè because it seemed to obvious….

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
I still really enjoyed this one but I think the other two were better, Pepper was also a bit annoying at times. I would still recommend it though.

[carys ୨୧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I loved the first two as well for some fun, easy mystery

[Caitlin Pszczola · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it has a lot to take in because it has so much detail but I would recommend it to ages 9-10

[Hallie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book.