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(All Rights Reserved) © 2020 Peggy Kopman-Owens
SIMON PENNINGTON MYSTERIES

Mystery. Suspense. Noir Romance.

Among the rich of Paris, there are opportunities for thieves and forgers such as Vadim Bergeron, a predator who delights in destroying the reputations of true artists and the naïve women who love them. However, one private detective has spent years recruiting waiters and chefs to build a reliable, although eclectic network of informants. Within days of an art theft, he can count on clues arriving during dinner: a note slipped under his dessert plate, an address scribbled on a receipt, a suggestion of where an object might be fenced, or the name of a potential buyer whispered in his ear along with a…“Will there be anything else, Monsieur?” Catching art thieves has become this Paris sleuth’s “raison d’etre” and Simon Pennington is determined Olivette Ferrier will become Vadim Bergeron’s last victim.

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370 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2020

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Peggy Kopman-Owens

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Author of 29 Mysteries, including three Paris Mysteries series. Peggy Kopman-Owens writes suspenseful, gentle mysteries with touches of romance that entice and inspire readers to search for their passports. Her literary properties include books, screenplays, and stage plays, and reflect her work in 35 countries.

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"My mother wrote stories and songs, becoming my inspiration, teaching that passion and patience are inseparable partners. From my father and mother, both musicians who loved to travel, I learned to embrace a world full of diversity and endless possibilities. I can never thank them enough for bestowing this lovingly unselfish gift of intellectual freedom." Merci for your purchase! author - Peggy Kopman-Owens

Cover Art © Roger Kopman. Merci for viewing online gallery at KOPMANPHOTOS.com

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December 22, 2021
Waiting in Paris by Peggy Kopman-Owens
Cover Art © Roger Kopman
Self-Published
Review by Carolyn Davis, May 1, 2021

Waiting in Paris is another delightful, tres Parisian, mystery that features society detective Simon Pennington. It is not always possible, these days, truly to enjoy a mystery, but Kopman-Owens' books do not disappoint. Author Peggy Kopman-Owens' works are always half puzzles, and half enjoyable travelogues that include delights that appeal to all of the senses. Paris society -- including chefs, gourmets, beautiful women, and ambiguous characters, are in Simon Pennington's network of -- generally polite -- informants.
The audiobook, which I have recently heard, augments the delights of the story by the narration of Sir Hugh Elliot.

The detective is after an art vandal named Vadim Bergeron, a rascal who blackmails artists, and participates in art thefts. The complexities of the chase lift Waiting in Paris to the level of the high quality expected of the best detective story fiction.
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