{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-the-bastide-blanche-a-provencal-mystery","title":"The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche (A Provençal Mystery)","description":"“Beguiling . . . Longworth evokes the pleasures of France in delicious detail—great wine, delicious meals, and fine company.” —Publishers Weekly\n\nWhen a scandalous author moves to the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence, Verlaque and Bonnet are called in to investigate whether he’s haunted by more than just his past, in this delightful new mystery from M. L. Longworth\n\nProvençal Mystery Series #7\nWatch the series! Murder in Provence is now on Britbox.\n\nOne hot summer night, Aix-en-Provence is aflutter with news that controversial author Valère Barbier, who once shared dinners with French presidents and all-night drinking bouts with rock stars, has moved into La Bastide Blanche, a grand house left empty for decades. But Valère’s ideas of a peaceful retirement are quickly dashed. Rambunctious neighborhood children, a fast-talking gossip of a housekeeper, and a rival novelist filter through the home at all hours of the day—and by night there are unseen visitors with more sinister intentions.\n\nWhile Antoine Verlaque investigates Valère’s sordid history, his wife and partner, Marine Bonnet, questions why the estate was abandoned in the first place—and what they both find raises more questions than answers. Is Valère imagining the ethereal cries that fill the bastide at night? Is he losing his mind? Or have these ghosts returned from Valère’s checkered past to haunt him?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143131427\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0143131427.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Longworth, M. L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600220557509,"sku":"LFV.0143131427.VG","price":8.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0143131427-0.jpg?v=1790787841","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/the-secrets-of-the-bastide-blanche-a-provencal-mystery","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}