{"product_id":"death-and-croissants-the-most-hilarious-murder-mystery-since-richard-osmans-the-thursday-murder-club","title":"Ian Moore: Death and Croissants [2021] hardback","description":"'A very funny page-turner. Fantastique!' \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Kay, Comedian and author of \u003cem\u003eThis is Going to Hurt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A writer of immense wit and charm.' \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Sinha, ITV's \u003cem\u003eThe Chase\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE FIRST NOVEL IN THE ENTHRALLING FOLLET VALLEY SERIES, BY TV\/RADIO REGULAR IAN MOORE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B\u0026amp;B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. Another guest, the enigmatic Valerie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hens ... and you don't mess with a fellow's hens!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnputdownable mystery set in rural France, by TV\/radio regular and bestselling author Ian Moore - perfect for fans of Richard Osman's \u003cem\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/em\u003e, Julia Chapman, or M.C. Beaton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDeath and Croissants:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ea\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efar funnier book than a story about a bloody murder has any right to be\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Josh Widdicombe, BBC's \u003cem\u003eMock the Week\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is like two great books in one, a tricksy whodunnit, and \u003cstrong\u003ea really, really funny story.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Jason Manford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Ian is one of my favourite writers\u003c\/strong\u003e; this is hilarious and a great mystery too.' Janey Godley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Good food and a laugh-out-loud mystery. \u003cstrong\u003eWhat more could anyone want in these dark times?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Billingham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/em\u003e is such a relentless rollercoaster ride of laughs and twists,\u003c\/strong\u003e it should come with a height restriction and health warning.' Matt Forde\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Sharp, slick and surprising\u003c\/strong\u003e - like the author himself - \u003cem\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/em\u003e is the Loire Valley's answer to Murder on the Orient Express. I'd marry him tomorrow (Richard, the protagonist; Ian too).' Cally Beaton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Though I disagree with the opinions on muesli and the hen naming system that are in this book, I will let those pass and say that \u003cstrong\u003eit is funny, pacy and very entertaining!\u003c\/strong\u003e It also has short chapters - I find many modern novels take far too long to get to the next chapter, but there's no hanging about here.' Robin Ince\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I'd never connected the words \"death\" and \"croissants\" before, but now they're inextricably linked. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's a rollicking qui-dunnit with as many twists as the Loire itself'.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stephen Clarke, author of \u003cem\u003e1000 Years of Annoying the French\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Moore's French whodunnit is an engaging caper through the Loire Valley with an expat reluctant hero mixed up with a Maigret-like rural cast, a glamorous heroine and a couple of Mafia killers. \u003cstrong\u003eIt is finely paced, truly funny and written with a wry detachment that conjures up a gentler age of murder mystery.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Bremner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Just like the Loire's other great export, Sancerre, \u003cstrong\u003eIan Moore's prose is reassuringly dry, beautifully constructed, and deeply satisfying.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Follet Valley series is a pleasure you'll return to again and again.' Marty Wilson, former Australian Comic of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone is wanting \u003cem\u003eMoore! - \u003c\/em\u003ewhat people are saying about Ian Moore:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eCharming, witty, a brilliant read\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Sarah Millican\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are a great many comedians who think that they can also write books, myself included, but very \u003cstrong\u003efew who can rival Ian Moore's immediate warmth and skill with language\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Jon Richardson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ian Moore is a \u003cstrong\u003ebrilliantly funny writer\u003c\/strong\u003e and that's all there is to it.' 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