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July 14, 2026
Being appointed mayor of Saint-Sauver came as a bit of a shock to Richard, so, luckily there were provisions for him to recuperate. Valerie books him a place at Esprit de l’Air, a world famous resort, but Richard starts to realise he might be reliving the plot of a film when someone is murdered. Can Richard prevent the complete plot from happening?
I love this series but I struggled with this book, there’s still plenty of humour but it didn’t quite hit the mark. As is said within the plot, the story has a touch about And Then There Were None about it and I don’t know whether it was that or whether it was the plot taking place away from the usual setting. A few of the normal characters felt forced into the plot, like for example Richard’s fellow hotel owners and notorious swingers. I’m not even sure the plot covered why they ended up at that location and why Valerie chose it, if they did I completely missed it.
I love this series but I struggled with this book, there’s still plenty of humour but it didn’t quite hit the mark. As is said within the plot, the story has a touch about And Then There Were None about it and I don’t know whether it was that or whether it was the plot taking place away from the usual setting. A few of the normal characters felt forced into the plot, like for example Richard’s fellow hotel owners and notorious swingers. I’m not even sure the plot covered why they ended up at that location and why Valerie chose it, if they did I completely missed it.
July 9, 2026
OMG I love this series. Ian Moore have written the perfect detectivnovels to bring with you when laying in the sun or going on vacation. Richard and Valaries adventurs just gets better every time. I have been laughing outloaud when sitting in public or in my sun lounger following poor Richard on his so-called holiday.
July 9, 2026
An enjoyable and light cosy crime set in France. I have to say I enjoyed the plot of this more than some of the earlier books in the series. The action takes place on an Island and is heavily influenced by ‘And Then There Were None’ (as is repeatedly referenced in the story, and by the title!).
I really enjoyed the first half with a great set up and characters. The second half felt a little more chaotic and the ending lacked that ‘ah yes’ simplicity of a great cosy crime. I enjoyed though, and it left me wanting more.
All that said, 6 books in, the ‘will they-won’t they’ Valerie and Richard relationship is wearing a bit thin. Get on with it! Perhaps that was in part because of the misleading (and I felt oddly inappropriate and unnecessary scene) in the middle of this book…
I really enjoyed the first half with a great set up and characters. The second half felt a little more chaotic and the ending lacked that ‘ah yes’ simplicity of a great cosy crime. I enjoyed though, and it left me wanting more.
All that said, 6 books in, the ‘will they-won’t they’ Valerie and Richard relationship is wearing a bit thin. Get on with it! Perhaps that was in part because of the misleading (and I felt oddly inappropriate and unnecessary scene) in the middle of this book…
August 1, 2026
I really enjoy this series. I struggled with the flow of this one, but maybe I wasn’t reading it in a calm, relaxed, straight through way. Stressful week.
Love the main characters, including the hens, and nice that this “episode” was out of the normal town - on location, as it were.
The plot was good, convoluted but due to Richard’s narration and internal monologue, taking from other plots - and well referenced.
The ending sewn up without real clear procedural was a bit confusing. It was “he went off and researched and tah daaah!” Not sure Richard did it tbh. But a clever nicely sewn up denouement
A little implausible but a good read. I like Ian Moore’s sense of humour and giggled out loud on the train a few times.
Something that never gets mentioned is Valerie having seen “the fertility dance” but she must have done. And I was very frustrated with all the bird deaths when you can simply put stickers on glass and with that money you could have the glass look like brick from the outside but be clear looking out. Or stripes etc. It irked me.
The pot pourri was clever.
Looking forward to the next book! Hope hope.
Why aren’t these films yet????
Love the main characters, including the hens, and nice that this “episode” was out of the normal town - on location, as it were.
The plot was good, convoluted but due to Richard’s narration and internal monologue, taking from other plots - and well referenced.
The ending sewn up without real clear procedural was a bit confusing. It was “he went off and researched and tah daaah!” Not sure Richard did it tbh. But a clever nicely sewn up denouement
A little implausible but a good read. I like Ian Moore’s sense of humour and giggled out loud on the train a few times.
Something that never gets mentioned is Valerie having seen “the fertility dance” but she must have done. And I was very frustrated with all the bird deaths when you can simply put stickers on glass and with that money you could have the glass look like brick from the outside but be clear looking out. Or stripes etc. It irked me.
The pot pourri was clever.
Looking forward to the next book! Hope hope.
Why aren’t these films yet????
June 16, 2026
3.5⭐️
The main reason why I only gave this book 3.5 stars is twofold:
Firstly, and this is a common problem I have found within several novels in this series – the wrap up felt rushed, and the motive for the murder was tacked on and underdeveloped. The mystery itself had a lot of potential, and played into classic murder mysteries in a very fun way, however, the murders/motive were thrown together in the end. While this may have been a callback to how a lot of Agatha Christie’s novels end, this was not executed with complete success.
The second reason why I did not give this a higher rating is because of one plot point specifically. SPOILER AHEAD: not only did they have somebody sleep with Richard pretending to be Valerie, but the aftermath of this realization was never addressed and ignored the sexual assault of it all entirely. It only had Richard feeling shocked and embarrassed. This was not necessary to the plot and seemed thrown in solely to mess with readers who have been consistently shipping these two characters. This plot point was disappointing, unnecessary, and distasteful.
The main reason why I only gave this book 3.5 stars is twofold:
Firstly, and this is a common problem I have found within several novels in this series – the wrap up felt rushed, and the motive for the murder was tacked on and underdeveloped. The mystery itself had a lot of potential, and played into classic murder mysteries in a very fun way, however, the murders/motive were thrown together in the end. While this may have been a callback to how a lot of Agatha Christie’s novels end, this was not executed with complete success.
The second reason why I did not give this a higher rating is because of one plot point specifically. SPOILER AHEAD: not only did they have somebody sleep with Richard pretending to be Valerie, but the aftermath of this realization was never addressed and ignored the sexual assault of it all entirely. It only had Richard feeling shocked and embarrassed. This was not necessary to the plot and seemed thrown in solely to mess with readers who have been consistently shipping these two characters. This plot point was disappointing, unnecessary, and distasteful.
July 12, 2026
This is the first time I have ordered this book on digital format. There were problems with the formatting random words were inappropriately hyphenated annoy-ing! The first 6 chapters hard time indicators then suddenly only indicating 6 hours left in the book no indication of how many chapters left. Later the time indicators returned with chapter indicators. Due to these problems I can only give 2 stars to an otherwise good read
June 20, 2026
The 6th in the series and for me not as good as the others. The Agatha Christie type plot worked to start with but wore thinly by the end.
The end was rushed and not developed.
Having said that I am looking forward to the next instalment already and hope Richard and Valerie will be back in the Follet Valley.
The end was rushed and not developed.
Having said that I am looking forward to the next instalment already and hope Richard and Valerie will be back in the Follet Valley.
July 3, 2026
Hilarious whodunnit in the style of a bonkers Agatha Christie, as the protagonist Richard constantly references old films and his side kick Valerie weaves in and out of the story with ninja like moves. Set on a fort boyard-esque island hotel, there are, as Richard references, hints of 'And then there were none' in the storyline. A very enjoyable read
July 23, 2026
Goodness, I love this series so much! It's hilarious, especially read by the author himself. And I loved that this time despite all the embarrassment he went through - naked fertility dance, anyone? 🤭 - it really was Richard who solved the case and delivered the speech at the end, with all the explanations and evidence, and he got it right! Good for him!
July 31, 2026
I think this is my favourite of the series so far. I laughed out loud several times while reading. The final reveal at the end about was very dark for such a cozy mystery series. Richard (understandably) misinterprets a situation and it turns out to be a huge violation. I really felt for him in that moment.
June 17, 2026
I was looking forward to this but found it one track repetitive and boring. I think I know what the author was going for (Christie) but it just didn’t work for me. I hope Richard is back with his chickens the next time.
June 25, 2026
Not the best of the lot, but still entertaining.
June 27, 2026
Entertaining
Fun and entertaining just like the previous books in the series. Once you’ve become familiar with the characters, you want to see what happens to them in each book.
Fun and entertaining just like the previous books in the series. Once you’ve become familiar with the characters, you want to see what happens to them in each book.
July 1, 2026
Love this series. And oh what a tricky revelation with the main characters!
July 5, 2026
As the rest of the series it’s a great book, thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to the next.
July 8, 2026
The worst book of Ian More's I have read! I struggled to finish it. I hope his next one is back in the charming French countryside.
June 27, 2026
I love all of Richard’s classic film knowledge and expertise. This romp is particularly amusing with Valerie.
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