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Maggie Newberry Mysteries #24
Murder in Montmartre
Make new friends. But kill the old.
Reunions are great. Especially if everyone makes it home alive. After twenty years living in France, Maggie’s proud of her language skills and her ability to adapt to a foreign culture, so when four women from her Atlanta high school invite her to get together for a mini reunion in Paris, Maggie can’t wait to show them how she’s changed.
Unfortunately, after two awkward days and a miserable Seine River tour Maggie realizes what she should have remembered—three of the four girls were never really nice to her in high school—and the fourth one didn’t know she existed. Everything changes dramatically however, when, on the morning that Maggie decides to leave early, one of her friends is found brutally murdered in her hotel room.
The police suspect the killer is one of the four surviving friends with Maggie’s name topping the list. Determined to prove her innocence, Maggie plunged into the secret pockets and hidden quarters of Montmartre and the nontouristy parts around the Sacre Coeur to find out the truth. In the process she discovers that each of her friends had reasons for wanting Christy dead.
As suspicions deepen and tensions rise, what started as a fun reunion in the City of Light, becomes an intense game of life-and-death as Maggie races to unmask the killer and the decades-old secret that drives her—before she kills again.
Murder in Montmartre is a riveting international whodunit about the snarled perceptions of old friendships, and the treasures - and tragedies - that can arise when a terrible past that won’t die collides with the lies of the present.
Reunions are great. Especially if everyone makes it home alive. After twenty years living in France, Maggie’s proud of her language skills and her ability to adapt to a foreign culture, so when four women from her Atlanta high school invite her to get together for a mini reunion in Paris, Maggie can’t wait to show them how she’s changed.
Unfortunately, after two awkward days and a miserable Seine River tour Maggie realizes what she should have remembered—three of the four girls were never really nice to her in high school—and the fourth one didn’t know she existed. Everything changes dramatically however, when, on the morning that Maggie decides to leave early, one of her friends is found brutally murdered in her hotel room.
The police suspect the killer is one of the four surviving friends with Maggie’s name topping the list. Determined to prove her innocence, Maggie plunged into the secret pockets and hidden quarters of Montmartre and the nontouristy parts around the Sacre Coeur to find out the truth. In the process she discovers that each of her friends had reasons for wanting Christy dead.
As suspicions deepen and tensions rise, what started as a fun reunion in the City of Light, becomes an intense game of life-and-death as Maggie races to unmask the killer and the decades-old secret that drives her—before she kills again.
Murder in Montmartre is a riveting international whodunit about the snarled perceptions of old friendships, and the treasures - and tragedies - that can arise when a terrible past that won’t die collides with the lies of the present.
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First published February 1, 2024
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October 12, 2025
Got this book for free, so I did not expect much.
This was the first one i read of this series, there are 23 before this one. Will have to check out the others.
Liked the main character Maggie. Bur still don't understand how this geoup of women wanted to meet after all those years. A mystery to me.
This was the first one i read of this series, there are 23 before this one. Will have to check out the others.
Liked the main character Maggie. Bur still don't understand how this geoup of women wanted to meet after all those years. A mystery to me.
June 1, 2025
Great book!
This book was written very well. Finally, Maggie wasn't captured and tortured or physically harmed! This story was interesting and had a plot twist ending that made sense. I recommend this book.
This book was written very well. Finally, Maggie wasn't captured and tortured or physically harmed! This story was interesting and had a plot twist ending that made sense. I recommend this book.
April 10, 2025
I enjoy all of the Maggie Newbury books, and it is crazy that I've already read 24 plus the novellas.
The only thing in the book that did not understand is how dates and timelines change. it was my understanding they had been out of high school and hadn't seen each other in 30 years.
Then elsewhere in the book the issue with Christie happened 26 years ago in 1988, the last diary entry has 1978, so I wonder if the author went one way with times lines and dates then changed her mind. Also, near the end was they hadn't seen each other in 33 years, and Monica was 54. so she was 24 when graduating high school?
The book was published in 2024, so I thought maybe it would be 1993-1994 that the diary would have been written, but alas, I must be wrong.
The wrong dates didn't distract from the story, but we're a bit confusing.
The only thing in the book that did not understand is how dates and timelines change. it was my understanding they had been out of high school and hadn't seen each other in 30 years.
Then elsewhere in the book the issue with Christie happened 26 years ago in 1988, the last diary entry has 1978, so I wonder if the author went one way with times lines and dates then changed her mind. Also, near the end was they hadn't seen each other in 33 years, and Monica was 54. so she was 24 when graduating high school?
The book was published in 2024, so I thought maybe it would be 1993-1994 that the diary would have been written, but alas, I must be wrong.
The wrong dates didn't distract from the story, but we're a bit confusing.
October 9, 2025
Maggie Dernier, invited by high school friends to a reunion in Paris, is glad of the chance to showcase her French lifestyle. But, as in the past, her four pals are not impressed and treat her just as poorly as they did when they were all teenagers. When one of the attendees is found dead in her room, the police begin to look closely at the women, leaving Maggie with no choice but to run her own investigation.
Like all Maggie Newberry books, this was well-written and held me captive until the last page. Alas, I had problems with the logistics of the story. Another reviewer summed this up perfectly: "The timeline didn't make sense." Not only were the numbers off, but the attitudes felt old-fashioned for 1978 (the oldest possible occurrence of an incident that had the smell of scandal about it).
It's a good story, as long as you don't overthink it!
Like all Maggie Newberry books, this was well-written and held me captive until the last page. Alas, I had problems with the logistics of the story. Another reviewer summed this up perfectly: "The timeline didn't make sense." Not only were the numbers off, but the attitudes felt old-fashioned for 1978 (the oldest possible occurrence of an incident that had the smell of scandal about it).
It's a good story, as long as you don't overthink it!
February 13, 2024
Loved it !
March 30, 2025
I pre-ordered Murder in Toulouse, and when I'd finished, I realized that there were two books in this series I hadn't yet read...Murder in Monaco and this one Murder in Montmartre. This was a great mystery set almost entirely in Paris (Montmartre) as Maggie has joined some old high-school friends for a reunion. I was as confused as Maggie was when she was trying to solve the murder and really didn't know until Maggie found out. All the girlfriends had some reasons to be a murderer...as Maggie said , "mean girls in high-school are often mean women as adults [sic]." I'm sure she will think long and hard about attending any further reunions with old classmates! I continue to love this series and am happy I got caught up with little Amelie now living with Maggie and the child's grandfather Laurent. It's truly an honor to have followed these characters from the first book published in 2001 (twenty-four years!).
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February 26, 2024
This was a typical Maggie Newberry story. No surprises. It was great reading about Paris highlights and restaurants. Most of all, it brought out the strong possibility of mice in the old hotels.
So I won't be going to Paris and staying in those hotels soon.
Thank you Susan for the alert.
But I look forward to the next Maggie story and the continuing updates on her family affairs and activities.
I would have liked to have had Grace and family and her older woman companion entered into the story but the tale was still good.
High school reunion with friends from the past??? I have never heard of such malice spread among old buddies but I guess you never know how people will turn out in later years.
So I won't be going to Paris and staying in those hotels soon.
Thank you Susan for the alert.
But I look forward to the next Maggie story and the continuing updates on her family affairs and activities.
I would have liked to have had Grace and family and her older woman companion entered into the story but the tale was still good.
High school reunion with friends from the past??? I have never heard of such malice spread among old buddies but I guess you never know how people will turn out in later years.
October 23, 2025
Overall an easy and fairly enjoyable read, but some big issues. The biggest was a timeline thing: the ladies were in high school in the 80s, the prom that was mentioned happened in 1987. but the diary from the woman who disappeared the following year, to have a baby, is dated 1978. Glaring.
There were some things that happened earlier in the book that should have been brought back in the solution (if there's a gun hanging on the wall in act 1...) but weren't.
But then another thing, gossip about a relationship between 2 of the women, is made into an issue and cleared up most awkwardly.
Stuff like this is either laziness, or lost in the name of publishing quickly. It's disappointing, bc the stories and characters are a nice read. but quality control matters
There were some things that happened earlier in the book that should have been brought back in the solution (if there's a gun hanging on the wall in act 1...) but weren't.
But then another thing, gossip about a relationship between 2 of the women, is made into an issue and cleared up most awkwardly.
Stuff like this is either laziness, or lost in the name of publishing quickly. It's disappointing, bc the stories and characters are a nice read. but quality control matters
August 9, 2024
Liked the plot
I liked the story with all the twist and turns and the location.
I have read a few (maybe 2 or 3) of the Maggie Newberry mystery series and liked this one more than the others. Maggie was less annoying here, less patronizing and more ...understanding as a person. But she still jumps into conclusion and doesn't cooperate with the police. And I would have reported that mouse immediately 😁
I liked the story with all the twist and turns and the location.
I have read a few (maybe 2 or 3) of the Maggie Newberry mystery series and liked this one more than the others. Maggie was less annoying here, less patronizing and more ...understanding as a person. But she still jumps into conclusion and doesn't cooperate with the police. And I would have reported that mouse immediately 😁
October 8, 2025
a reunion
Maggie travels to Paris to meet up with some friends from high school. The reunion becomes a nightmare and reminded me of how cruel girls can be. I have loved every Maggie Newberry book I’ve read, from her arrival in France to her nearing middle age. These books are well written, and the characters are well developed. There are very few writers who can make me feel like I know the people about whom they write. Kiernan-Lewis is one of the few.
Maggie travels to Paris to meet up with some friends from high school. The reunion becomes a nightmare and reminded me of how cruel girls can be. I have loved every Maggie Newberry book I’ve read, from her arrival in France to her nearing middle age. These books are well written, and the characters are well developed. There are very few writers who can make me feel like I know the people about whom they write. Kiernan-Lewis is one of the few.
October 10, 2025
Enjoyable
An enjoyable story proving the insanity of reunions with high school classmates.
Murder and mystery with lots of twists and turns with last minute revelations.
I don’t think Maggie is at her best in this story but to be at her best she needs Laurent to be close by.
A good story well worth reading.
An enjoyable story proving the insanity of reunions with high school classmates.
Murder and mystery with lots of twists and turns with last minute revelations.
I don’t think Maggie is at her best in this story but to be at her best she needs Laurent to be close by.
A good story well worth reading.
February 9, 2024
24th book in the Maggie Newberry series, this one finds her in Paris gathering with a group of girls she knew back in high school. When one of them is murdered, Maggie has lots to investigate and lots of history between these women. Love these books!
October 12, 2025
Decent Story
It was fun to imagine the characters walking around Montmartre. The storyline was decent with no big holes. What bothered me was the writing style. Besides a few typos and diary dates flipping between 1987 and 1978, word choices were often awkward or inappropriate.
It was fun to imagine the characters walking around Montmartre. The storyline was decent with no big holes. What bothered me was the writing style. Besides a few typos and diary dates flipping between 1987 and 1978, word choices were often awkward or inappropriate.
November 25, 2025
2.5 stars
This is the first book by susan Kiernan-Lewis that I've read, and it will probably be the last. Mean girl characters do not make a for great story, and all the women in these story (including Maggie Newberry) were petty, vindictive, and yes - they were mean.
This is the first book by susan Kiernan-Lewis that I've read, and it will probably be the last. Mean girl characters do not make a for great story, and all the women in these story (including Maggie Newberry) were petty, vindictive, and yes - they were mean.
January 3, 2026
Maggie isn't sure why she was invited to a reunion with 4 women from high school especially since they used to bully her. Life has moved on and they seem nicer until one of them is murdered.
Mystery is enjoyable
Mystery is enjoyable
February 23, 2024
WOW! What a plot!
So many characters, so many twists and turns, so much teenage angst still in existence as adults. Lots of emotions on display!
So many characters, so many twists and turns, so much teenage angst still in existence as adults. Lots of emotions on display!
August 7, 2024
This one takes place in Montmartre; nice to be away from the problems that happen at the vineyard. Liked that it was mainly focused on Maggie and not the rest of the family..
October 27, 2025
This was fun for me because I have been to the area. Enjoyed the book and kept me guessing
January 5, 2026
Excellent
The author, Susan Kiernam-Lewis, never fails to surprise and delight her readers. This plot was no exception. Even if you have never been to Montmartre, you could not fail to be captivated by the settings, to say nothing of the "flavor". Character development, as always, was excellent.
The author, Susan Kiernam-Lewis, never fails to surprise and delight her readers. This plot was no exception. Even if you have never been to Montmartre, you could not fail to be captivated by the settings, to say nothing of the "flavor". Character development, as always, was excellent.
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