{"product_id":"murder-on-the-ile-sordou-9780143125549","title":"Murder on the Ile Sordou","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this decadent installment, Verlaque and Bonnet find themselves hunting a murderer on a remote island in the glittering Mediterranean Sea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvençal Mystery Series #4\u003cbr\u003eWatch the series! Murder in Provence is now on Britbox. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn-again couple Antoine Verlaque and Marine Bonnet are hoping for a relaxing holiday at the Locanda Sordou, but someone has other plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoteliers Maxime and Catherine Le Bon have spent their life savings restoring the hotel, which lies in an archipelago of sun-soaked islands off the coast of Marseille. To celebrate the grand opening, a group of privileged guests joins Verlaque and Bonnet: Marine's free-spirited best friend; an aging film star, his much-younger wife, and her disgruntled son; a pair of affable American tourists; and a querelous Parisian couple. But the murder of one of the guests casts a shadow over everyone's vacation, and things go from bad to worse when a violent storm cuts off all communication with the mainland. Will the killer strike again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, M. L. Longworth enchants mystery lovers with a taste for good food and gorgeous landscapes in this installment of her acclaimed mystery series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A charming read with a well-crafted mystery and characters as rich and full-bodied as a Bordeaux.\" --\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. L. Longworth\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1997. She has written about the region for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London), the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e (London), and \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of a bilingual collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eUne Américaine en Provence\u003c\/i\u003e. She is married and has one daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641363337490,"sku":"9780143125549","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71453006-5784-413f-829f-f149225cd694.jpg?v=1733012884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/murder-on-the-ile-sordou-9780143125549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}