by Kirsty Manning

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In 1938 Sydney, Australia, Charlotte (Charlie) James leaves her broken marriage behind to move to Paris where she will be the new correspondednt for The Times. When she arrives in Paris it is obvious that her new editor thought he had hired a man but Charlie is undeterred and determined to prove her worth as a writer. Her editor tells her that they need a geat new story and in order to be able to get all the society news she must get to know Lord and Lady Ashworth and get accepted into their inner circle. The Ashworths are at the center of everything important that is happening in Paris. Lady Ashworth takes a shine to Charlie and invites her to the lavish circus ball that she is having at their estate. Everyone important will be there.

Charlie arrives at the circus ball and is enjoying all of the circus events when suddenly there is a scream and a wealthy but unscrupulous bussinessman is found dead. Then there is another murder. Determined to get to the bottom of what has happened she temas up with a Paris detective to investigate the long list of people who might have wanted to kill them.

I really enjoyed The Paris Mystery. Charlie is a feisty, smart young woman trying to reinvent herself after suffering a huge betrayal. The Paris setting is alive with the cafes, glamourous fashions and decadence of this pre-war time period and the reader is pulled right into it. I hope there is a sequel so we can continue to follow Charlie’s adventures.

The Paris Mystery was pubkished on July 25th. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguim Random House for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest revi.ew.