This book is set in Pre-revolution France, the world of a Marie Antoinette. The queens brother Austrian emperor Joseph II is concerned about his sister, and the rumours flying about regarding France, he send Teresa Schurman to act as his spy and find out what’s going on. Teresa is a lovely character and carried the story for me. This was face paced and totally enjoyable. I loved it and read it in one sitting.

She is in Paris in October 1783. She is working as a bookkeeper for Marie Antoinette's millner. She also lives in a white house. I wanted to like the characters but didn't care for the descriptions of events.

Wow! This book is just amazing! It is full of mystery, intrigue, action, a touch of romance, and is quite entertaining! Whenever I picked up "The Paris Affair", I was whisked back in time to 18th Century Paris and Vienna, and was drawn in from the very first page to the last!

This is the third book in Ms. Dunlap's "A Theresa Schurman Mystery" series, but the first I have read. I definitely think it can be read as a stand-alone book as well. While there are definitely some characters who have relationships with one another from previous books, Ms. Dunlap does an amazing job of filling the reader in (without it ever being too much), and I never felt lost or confused. I so look forward to reading the first two books, and hope there will be many more in the future! Her world building is absolutely spectacular, and the various locations sprang to life before my eyes. She also seamlessly weaves fact and fiction, and she beautifully intertwines historical figures with people she has created. I loved learning more about this time period, about the incredible Chevalier de Saint-Georges, about fashion and music, and can't wait to go and do more research on my own.

Theresa is sent to Paris by Emperor Joseph II to find out who is spreading horrific rumors about Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, and also Joseph's sister. When she arrives, she is thrust into a world very different from her own, and must navigate between truth and lies, good and bad, and figure out what truly is going on. There, she works with Captain von Bauer once again, and meets new friends along the way. No spoilers here, but, I will say, many have much more going on than meets the eye.

Theresa is such strong, spirited, intelligent, and fun protagonist. The story is told from her point of view, and it is so intriguing to be able to figure things out along the way with her. Her determination to do what is right, even if it means potentially putting herself in harms way, really drives the plot and story forward...and what a story it is!

If you enjoy historical fiction, I highly recommend this book! I found myself reading into the early hours of the morning to see what would happen next, and stayed up until 3am to finish the book because I absolutely could not put it down! There were quite a few twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat and holding my breath to see how everything would work out.

Thank you so much to HFVBT, Netgalley, BooksGoSocial, and Susanne Dunlap for the ARC of this novel, I just loved it! All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read the ARC of Susanne Dunlap’s new historical fiction novel A Paris Affair. I enjoyed it immensely.
The novel begins in Austria when the emperor, Joseph II, decides to send an entourage to Paris to protect his sister, Marie Antoinette, the queen of France, from slander. Theresa Schurman is sent undercover as a bookkeeper to the queen’s Milner. This undercover position does not provide her with enough gossip. She knows she has to do something. But, what? She is on a walk one afternoon, when she hears the unmistakable music of a violin. She is shocked to see, the Chevalier de Saint Georges so close. She must meet him! After all,she also plays the violin. Is this an amazing coincidence? They both play the same instrument, or is he part of the s candal surrounding the queen?
The Chevalier de Saint Georges, is in paris as the music director for the Hotel Montesson. Theresa accepts an invitation from Sophie, to be a guest in the hotel while Sophie is betrothed to the Marquis.
Theresa finds some tunnels and goes exploring in the middle of the night. she finds a printing press. she also hears men arguing. She has to extinguish her candle to avoid being seen by them. If they find her, she will tell she is lost. They would never suspect a young beautiful girl to be a spy.
I commend Ms.Dunlap. This novel is a Masterpiece! She created a story around actual events in history.
I highly recommend this book.
thank you.

The Paris Affair is a good, fun mystery story, with some lovely descriptions of Paris in the 18th century.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

Susanne Dunlap writes magnificent historical mysteries, and Book 3 in this thrilling series is no exception.

It’s Paris 1783, and horrific rumors are being spread about Marie Antoinette by radical pamphleteers. Marie’s brother, the emperor of Austria, hires violinist/sleuth Theresa Schurman to discover the truth behind the slander.

As the pub blurb teases, “Be prepared for music, mystery, love, and murder in this riveting tale of pre-revolutionary Paris.”

Add in that gorgeous cover, and THE PARIS AFFAIR is a page-turning triumph!

5 of 5 Stars

Pub Date 30 Sep 2020

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Teresa Schurman is a very likeable character. She also has some eminent contacts one of whom is the Emperor of Austria, Joseph II, the brother of Marie Antoinette whom he is trying to protect from rumours which are threatening her right to the throne. He sends Teresa to Paris to discover who is printing the pamphlets containing the vile rhetoric. This was great fun to read, loved the atmosphere created in Versailles and would like to read more

This was an engrossing book that I read quickly because I didn’t want to put it down! Therese was an engaging character who I really liked and Susanne Dunlap wrote so well in the historical context that you could clearly see the time and place of pre-revolutionary France. There was mystery and romance and music and it should be an excellent read for anyone who loves historical fiction.

A good book well researched, although not as good as Emilie's Voice, which I believe was also written by this author, I would have given that a 5 star review, so in all fairness, I am giving this one 4 stars. That said, it is a really good novel, and I would recommend it.

Pre-revolutionary France; emperor of Austria Joseph II., and brother of Marie Antoinette, is concerned about vile rumours that fly around her and french court, so he sends young musician/spy Theresa Schurman there to find a truth.

Theresa is adamant to excel in music skills but as a queens milliner bookkeeper that is hard to achieve.

Intrigues, great historic atmosphere, murder and of course love.

I've enjoyed the book immensely.