Thank you, Netgalley, for access to this advanced audio copy. Following is my unbiased review. This was a cute and cozy historical whodunit set among food, family, friends, theater, and spies. You're following Julia Childs' best friend while they navigate Paris after WWII. Julia brings the passion and the food, while Tabith tries to figure out her place in Paris, struggling to feed her men of the house, her uncle and grandfather. This was one thing that just sat weird with me, how she always referred to them as her messieurs and the fact that she was happy trying her darnedest to please them rather than date. There was a huge cast of characters to keep track of and this made it difficult at times to follow the twists and turns. Overall, it was a fun time that was immersive and gave me a chance to travel without the flight or the time machine.

This is a great read! The narration is great and the premise is so unique! In this story, Tabitha Knight is at loose ends after the war. She decides to go to Paris to visit her grandfather. One of their neighbors is Julia Child, whose husband works at the US Embassy. Julia and Tabitha are fast friends and Tabitha gets help with her limited cooking skills from her friend.

I really felt as if the characters had come to life while listening to this book and honestly even though I know who Julia Child was, I never saw a cooking show with her on it, so it was fun to hear her come to life during the book. Julia doesn't actually help Tabitha investigate the murder but is very interested in the progress Tabitha makes in her investigation.

This story was very engaging and based on the time frame after WWII and some of the ideas bout Russians and spies and espionage were really interesting to me.

This was a good beginning of the series and I'm eager for more to come.

A fun, cozy mystery with Julia Child (although she's more of an auxiliary character). I enjoyed the post-WWII Paris setting and descriptions of food and cooking.

My thanks to Netgalley for an advance copy of this audiobook.

If Colleen Cambridge's name sounds familiar to you, it's probably because she's the one who writes cozy crime novels starring Agatha Christie's housekeeper. So it is not at all surprising that the main character in this book is Julia Child's neighbor.

His style of connecting a historical figure with a cozy crime story, history and food is very good. Maybe it's not the best book to listen to as an audiobook, but the story itself is good. There is excitement, history and I will never tire of repeating - food.
If you have seen the movie about Julia Child, starring the multi-talented Meryl Streep, then you have an idea of ​​what Julia is like in this book, because if you watch the real Julia videos on YouTube, I can't imagine her in this book. And Tabitha is exactly what you would imagine a light-footed and active American woman to be in post-war Paris - she struggles to cook and gets into increasingly dangerous situations that bring her closer to the inspector.

A good crime thriller, where there are more suspects than expected, one clue leads to another, and the solution is not reached by police investigators, but by our main characters, enjoying excellent French dishes.

This book was boring, there was nothing interesting about this book. The description was so interesting but the book didn’t not serve.

This book was fine. It was mildly interesting, but I was pretty bored in the middle. The audiobook narrator's voice for the main character was fine, but the one for Julia Child was really jarring and took me out of the listening experience. I know she had a pretty distinct voice in real life, but it was just so different from any of the other voices in the book. The wrap-up was also pretty heavy handed in its over explanation.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. I was able to find the audio version through my local library.
All in all I enjoyed the book a lot. Was it a bit cheesey? Yeah but that it okay. I enjoyed the cooking bits in the novel. I honestly just wish that Julia child and Tabitha's characters were reversed. Julia should have been the main character. I honestly don't care about Tabitha.. she would have been the perfect side character for Julia.
Also how many times in this novel can the author say the line...I am not a detective, why am I searching for clues? I am not a detective. I think the author says lines like that 100 times throughout the book. But would I read from this author again? Yet. I enjoyed the period and love a good murder mystery.

Tabitha Knight arrives from Detroit for an extended stay with her French grandfather. Thanks to her neighbor and friend Julia Child, she is learning how to cook for her Grandpère and Oncle Rafe.

The night after Child’s sister, Dort, hosts a party at Child’s apartment, a guest named Thérèse Lognon is discovered dead in the basement. The murder weapon is a knife from Julia’s kitchen.

When Inspector Merveille reveals that a note, in Tabitha’s handwriting, was found in the dead woman’s pocket, Tabitha conducts her own investigation to find the actual killer before she or one of her friends ends up in prison. Much to the inspector's consternation, Tabitha gathers clues until another murder occurs. Tabitha’s investigation leads her to Théâtre Monceau, a local English-language theater where Dort worked with the victim, and where most of the suspects are rehearsing an Agatha Christie play.

I bounced between the audiobook and the ebook for this title, which was very convenient. Polly Lee well narrated the audiobook and does a fine job.

On the positive side, I enjoyed the cooking tips Julie offered Tabitha. On the less-than-positive side, the rookie writing had me wanting to edit as I read. Not a good sign. The author made Julia Child sound imbecilic, particularly when it came to the investigation of the murder. She was a CIA agent, for goodness’ sake, and would have been smarter than that. I also found the protagonist irritating… so glad this is a short book.

A quick, light read, even though the subject is murder. It wasn’t a bad book, just not a good one. I doubt I’ll read the rest of the series. 2 stars.

** Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this audiobook. The opinions are my own.

This was such a fun cozy mystery! I don’t even know what I like the most about it - the post-WWII Paris setting, amateur female sleuth trope (one of my favorites), all the cooking done by Julia Child herself, or an intriguing murder mystery that kept me guessing till the end.

And while the story did leave one or two things to be desired, it was such an amusing and intriguing tale, perfect for this time of year. I love to read cozy mysteries especially in the early fall because they bring such a perfectly warm, comforting and fuzzy atmosphere, and this one certainly didn’t disappoint.

I listened to the audiobook version of this book. I loved it, the performance was wonderful all with the French and American accents; I’m sure it was a huge factor behind my enjoyment. For sure I’ll be continuing with this series and I’ll make sure to get the future installments as audiobooks as well.

I received a copy of Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge from NetGalley and RB Media in exchange for my honest review.

As soon as I saw this cover I was intrigued. I really enjoy cozy mysteries, and I wanted to read this one because of the setting (Paris post World War II) and the characters which include Julia Child. I really enjoyed all the side characters and the descriptions of the food really made me hungry. I thought the mystery was good, but wasn't as intriguing as I was hoping. I still think we can get to know these characters more so I want to continue reading the series to see what happens next. Can you imagine being so lucky to live near Julia Child when she was learning to cook all those fantastic french foods and be able to sample all the stuff she made?!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Colleen Cambridge for this ARC copy of this book. I will be reviewing the audiobook version.

This was a very cute, cozy mystery. I loved Tabitha & Julia's characters. I enjoyed the overall storyline and it was relatively easy to follow. The narrator did a great job and made the story more exciting and enjoyable for me.

I recommend reading this story.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me an advance copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.

It was a fantastic read.. I could not put this book down it was so good!! I need a physical copy like yesterday!!

I read this book previously and got the audiobook because I was going on vacation and I love audiobooks on the beach. Even though I had read the story, this was better, I apparently missed things.😬
Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

A clever depiction of post war Paris, where a series of murders lead to an unlikely sleuth searching for clues, whilst learning the art of french cuisine. The backdrop brings authenticity and a wonderful nostalgic feel to the murder mystery creating an ambiance and aroma which is all garlic!

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
The book was interesting enough, but not as interesting as the summary promised. It ended up being more of a general cozy mystery instead of one connected to Julia Child and French cooking.

The Art of French Murder can be described as a cozy mystery. The setting is in France after the second world war. The main character is Tabitha, an American living across the street from Julia Child. Yes, that Julia Child.

When a woman is murdered that attended one of Julia's dinner parties was killed with one of her knives, Tabitha takes it upon herself to uncover what happened to her.

For a murder mystery, this is a cheerful, light read. The cover and title alone are enough to start a conversation.

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This was a mixed bag for me but I did finish it so that says something. (Probably that I wanted to see if I was right about the mystery.) I wanted a cozy mystery to pull me out of a slump and that’s exactly what I got and successfully accomplished (yay!) The vibe was a bit campy and the sleuthing amateur which was fine but the reveal felt contrived since it was too obvious. I wouldn’t go out of my way to pick up the next installment but I wouldn’t rule it out either if I stumbled upon it.

The audiobook had potential but was seriously lacking. There should have been more non-North American accents and they should have been more consistent. This takes place in Paris, so I should be drowning in French accents. Not to mention that we’re told people are speaking with Russian accents but the narrator never did for those characters?? Don’t even get me started on Julia Child’s portrayed voice, idk why the performance made her sound like a shrill hair-brained ninny? Actually most of her characterization in the book matched that instead of her actual personality so maybe there’s my answer.

Audio: 👌🏼 (okay, tolerable)
Narrated by Polly Lee

Thank you to the publisher for the advance audiobook copy via NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.

Paris is rediscovering its joie de vivre after WWII, but some things are still tense. Add the murder of a young woman to the mix and Tabitha Knight (originally from Detroit) can’t just sit back and do nothing—especially while her and her friend Julia Child are questioned in relation to the murder.

As Tabitha gets closer to finding out what really happened could she be putting herself in the crosshairs of the killer?

I loved Julia Child as a supporting character in the story, and she was quite hilarious. Plus, while this is the coziest of mysteries it’s also a love letter to Paris. While I’ve obviously never been to Paris in the ‘40s, it certainly brought back all my delightful memories of the city in the current time. The people, the food, the architecture, the history…wonderful.

I mean really…how could you not love a delightfully cozy mystery, set in Paris, featuring Julia Child?!

I really enjoyed the audiobook. It’s narrated by Polly Lee who did a fantastic job. Between the author’s writing and Lee’s performance, I felt fully immersed in the story and could practically see, hear and taste Paris as if I was there. The audio comes in at 9 hours and 56 minutes, and I flew through it in a weekend.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I must admit, this book can boast a likable heroine, an able narrator, an adeptly laid-out plot, and welcome snippets of Parisian scenery between culinary bouts. But the real star here is the food. We spend much of the time in the kitchen with our protagonist and her friend, Ms. Julia Child. It's often difficult, when weaving real historical characters into a story, to do so without turning the character into a caricature. Child comes off almost as I would have imagined her: a whirlwind of activity and outsized passion. However, her treatment is always teetering on that knife's edge, as it were, at risk at any moment of venturing into the absurd. It's almost a detraction from the story, but luckily, there is a suite of other characters intriguing enough to pull the reader's attention away just enough.

But back to the food. The book is teeming with descriptions of food: the procurement of its constituent elements, the process by which it comes into being, and the relish with which it is savored and consumed. The author does not mince words when it comes to these gastronomic forrays, and the effect is one that will engage all the senses. Even the description of a cup of hot chocolate leaves the nostrils full of sweetness and the mouth watering.

On the whole, a well-balanced, light read, but make sure you have snacks handy.

I loved this so much!! The book was so good and I loved how it intertwined with Julia Child. The Narrator was very good I loved her voice. This was so good I would definitely listen to it again!!
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