4-STAR REVIEW: THE PERILS OF PARIS by Ana T. Drew

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The Description

Julie Cavallo Investigations: Book 5
Publication Date: December 30, 2021

When someone tries to kill her sister,
it’s time for Julie Cavallo to don her sleuthing cap!

The Provence sweet shop owner rushes to the home of her twin sister in Paris.
Julie’s main question is: Who would want Cat, a professional medium, dead?
Unfortunately, Cat doesn’t have a clue.
But since when has the absence of clues deterred Julie?

Soon enough, she uncovers a suspicious death, unsolved disappearances, and a spiritual community with a dark secret to protect.
By the time Julie realizes she opened a big can of worms, she’s in too deep.
And her life is in danger.

Cue the handsome captain Gabriel Adinian, Julie’s longtime crush.
Why is he in Paris?
Probably on assignment for the Gendarmerie Nationale. Or maybe a private matter unrelated to Julie.
But what if he’s taken leave to watch over her?
Then, Julie hopes he’ll do a little more than watch—professionally and… otherwise.

Can Julie, with the help of her friends, solve the far-reaching case and cheat death once again?

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The Review

The Perils of Paris: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T. Drew is the fifth book in the Julie Cavallo Investigates series. Julie Cavallo is an amateur sleuth, as are others in her family and a co-worker from her bakery. The story takes quite a few twists and turns as Julie and her sister, Cat, a psychic, try to figure out a murder and piece the clues together of this whodunnit. Of course, the more they look into the death and other potential crimes, the deeper the danger and the trouble they and others get into.

The Perils of Paris is the first book I’ve read in the Julie Cavallo Investigates series, and it was easily a standalone story. The characters have a depth to them, as does the storyline. There are several clues, shady characters, crooked cops, and others in authority who are dishonest. There are wonderful descriptions of Paris and the various settings that are vivid and formed pictures in my mind. There is closure with solving the various mysteries and when those in danger get to safety, but the story ends abruptly. The cover is whimsical and playful, just like parts of the story. Ms. Drew is a new-to-me author, and I look forward to reading all the books in this series since I enjoyed her writing style.

If you like cozy mysteries set in foreign locales that transport you there, The Perils of Paris could be a book for you. With wonderful characters, family and friends, I was pulled in from the first page to the last. Buy Links

About The Author

Ana T. Drew is the evil mastermind behind the recent series of murders in the fictional French town of Beldoc. When she is not writing cozy mysteries or doing mom-and-wife things, she can be found watching “The Rookie” to help her get over “Castle”. She lives in Paris but her heart is in Provence.