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1920s Murder Mystery #4
The Riviera Mystery: A 1920s murder mystery
A trip to the French Riviera sounds like just the ticket for Marjorie and Mrs Jameson. But from the moment they step aboard the Train Bleu, it becomes clear that this won't be an ordinary vacation. An invitation to the palatial villa of a mysterious diamond dealer isn't one they can refuse - but should they have done?
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 19, 2024
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January 3, 2025
"The Riviera Mystery" is book #4 in the "1920's Murder Mystery" series by Anna Sayburn Lane.
"A trip to the French Riviera sounds like just the ticket for Marjorie and Mrs Jameson. But from the moment they step aboard the Train Bleu, it becomes clear that this won't be an ordinary vacation. An invitation to the palatial villa of a mysterious diamond dealer isn't one they can refuse - but should they have done?"
My thoughts:
An interesting story sees Marjorie and Mrs. Jameson on a Riviera holiday that quickly develops into potential art theft and murder. The suspect list takes some unusual turns and various lies and alibis are explored. Marjorie has a few unnerving encounters before she and Mrs. Jameson managed to put all the puzzle pieces together.
As the story takes place in France, there are a number of phrases spoken in French. Many are then paraphrased in English as thoughts by Marjorie. However, not all the phrases are translated or easily deciphered by those who do not speak French. It didn't seem to impact the story too much but it still would have been nice to know exactly what was being said.
Overall a good read.
A NOTE TO THE AUTHOR:
At the end of this book, there was a message that readers could get the prequal to this series "for free" by going to your website and signing up for the mailing list. The so called "free" book is NOT free! The "free book" costs READERS personal privacy by having to submit name and email. Many authors have reported their email subscriber list being hacked or losing access to their own email over the last couple years - thus leaving any subscribers vulnerable to spam mail and potential hacking of their own accounts.
Having to provide an email and then having to jump through hoops (clicking on various links to actually get to the "free" download) to receive an otherwise "free" book is both manipulative and deceitful. Websites for most authors are full of trackers/cookies as are most subscriber emails. You are certainly not the first to use this practice to boost your subscriber list at the expense of reader privacy. If you really want us to keep reading your books, then make the prequal available on the primary book sites such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Smashwords, etc. Other authors offer a first book or prequal for free via those sites to draw readers into their series so there is no reason you can't do the same. JMO
"A trip to the French Riviera sounds like just the ticket for Marjorie and Mrs Jameson. But from the moment they step aboard the Train Bleu, it becomes clear that this won't be an ordinary vacation. An invitation to the palatial villa of a mysterious diamond dealer isn't one they can refuse - but should they have done?"
My thoughts:
An interesting story sees Marjorie and Mrs. Jameson on a Riviera holiday that quickly develops into potential art theft and murder. The suspect list takes some unusual turns and various lies and alibis are explored. Marjorie has a few unnerving encounters before she and Mrs. Jameson managed to put all the puzzle pieces together.
As the story takes place in France, there are a number of phrases spoken in French. Many are then paraphrased in English as thoughts by Marjorie. However, not all the phrases are translated or easily deciphered by those who do not speak French. It didn't seem to impact the story too much but it still would have been nice to know exactly what was being said.
Overall a good read.
A NOTE TO THE AUTHOR:
At the end of this book, there was a message that readers could get the prequal to this series "for free" by going to your website and signing up for the mailing list. The so called "free" book is NOT free! The "free book" costs READERS personal privacy by having to submit name and email. Many authors have reported their email subscriber list being hacked or losing access to their own email over the last couple years - thus leaving any subscribers vulnerable to spam mail and potential hacking of their own accounts.
Having to provide an email and then having to jump through hoops (clicking on various links to actually get to the "free" download) to receive an otherwise "free" book is both manipulative and deceitful. Websites for most authors are full of trackers/cookies as are most subscriber emails. You are certainly not the first to use this practice to boost your subscriber list at the expense of reader privacy. If you really want us to keep reading your books, then make the prequal available on the primary book sites such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Smashwords, etc. Other authors offer a first book or prequal for free via those sites to draw readers into their series so there is no reason you can't do the same. JMO
September 19, 2024
Set in the South of France, the latest of Marjorie Swallows adventures captured the imagination. The book brought to life the sunny, privileged lifestyle in the areas around Nice in the 1920’s and wrapped it up in a murder mystery in the Art world. There was a contrast between these rich lifestyles and the poorer underbelly we see in every society that gave the message that people should be grateful for what the6 have and considerate to those around them. The characterisation is good and the plot held your attention throughout. It’s a really enjoyable read.
September 28, 2024
In addition to our main characters of Mrs.Jameson and Marjorie, there's a bevy of secondary ones. High points include Marjorie's sojourn into a romantic moment with near fatal consequences, a lovely heartwarming plot thread with the young Benjamin as he asserts himself, and Frankie is further developed. There are copious clues ~ some are dead ends while others seem to circle endlessly until the dramatic conclusion when the who, why, and how are revealed. All in all ~ this is an exhilarating read!
September 22, 2024
Rollicking read!
As always, Marjorie, Mrs. Jameson. and Frankie are zestfully good characters. There's no high drama, just common sense and keen wits (with a little ju jitsu for gravy).
This book is no exception. Set in the coast of France, the death of a character is surrounded by a cast of people who, looking suspicious or innocent, are all in the frame for possibly being in on the murder. This is a delightful story if you want a jaunty good read.
As always, Marjorie, Mrs. Jameson. and Frankie are zestfully good characters. There's no high drama, just common sense and keen wits (with a little ju jitsu for gravy).
This book is no exception. Set in the coast of France, the death of a character is surrounded by a cast of people who, looking suspicious or innocent, are all in the frame for possibly being in on the murder. This is a delightful story if you want a jaunty good read.
October 24, 2024
The French Riviera - how much more decadent can one get? And Marjorie is certainly enjoying seeing how the other half lives, spending hundreds of thousands of francs on a painting, no expense spared on house and home and yet in this very same place, children steal food, just to survive. Quite an eye opener!
Another exciting adventure for Mrs Jameson and Marjorie. Great read, as always, with a clever mystery and many many red herrings - brilliant!
Another exciting adventure for Mrs Jameson and Marjorie. Great read, as always, with a clever mystery and many many red herrings - brilliant!
October 6, 2024
Great detail and atmosphere
Loved the creation of a whole world to dive into. Great detail of life and cars. Too easy to figure out the mystery though, and there was an error in the French that stopped me for a while. Loved all the artists that were woven into the story.
Loved the creation of a whole world to dive into. Great detail of life and cars. Too easy to figure out the mystery though, and there was an error in the French that stopped me for a while. Loved all the artists that were woven into the story.
September 24, 2024
Another great edition to this enjoyable series! I love the characters, particuarly all the strong and interesting women in these books.
October 2, 2024
ripping yarn for ladies
Love, crime, suspense, and it was hard to guess who had done it! Plus the novel was set on the Riviera in the 1920s. Who could ask for more?
Love, crime, suspense, and it was hard to guess who had done it! Plus the novel was set on the Riviera in the 1920s. Who could ask for more?
December 21, 2024
A cute comfort read in a beautiful setting! Just not stimulating enough for me. I couldn't get into it and picked it up and put it down a few times, until towards the end.
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