An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder (A Countess of Harleigh Mystery) is the seventh in the Countess of Harleigh cozy mystery series, set in London in 1900. In this story, the reader finds newly-wed Frances, the Countess of Harleigh, persuading her new husband, George, to go to Paris on a belated honeymoon. Coincidentally, George has gotten a letter from an aunt in Paris asking him to look into the death of her long-ago artist lover. Adding to the spectacle of this novel is the wonderful role the Exposition Universelle (the 1900 World's Fair held in Paris) plays here with the Eiffel Tower and the rue d'Avenir (the first moving sidewalk), to name a few attractions.

The book is cleverly plotted with the usual broad array of potential suspects and intriguing relationships. As in the rest of the series, the delightfully witty relationship between Frances and George, the insight into Victorian conventions and social mores, not to mention the intrigue and mystery, enliven the series.  This seventh in the series is an enjoyable romantic mystery with a touch of humor and a hint of the attraction between George and Frances. I've enjoyed the series immensely and eagerly await each new "episode" in the life of George and Frances.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading An Art Lovers Guide to Paris and Murder. Freeman has a unique ability to weave mystery, romance, history and the strictly prescribed societal rules of the time into an entertaining and compelling narrative.