Mystery in Marseille: A Bite-Sized Art Heist Mystery
(Sophie’s Adventures)
by Nupur Tustin
About Mystery in Marseille
Mystery in Marseille: A Bite-Sized Art Heist Mystery (Sophie’s Adventures)
Travel Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Marseille, France
Publisher : Foiled Plots Press (October 18, 2024)
Paperback : 168 pages
Digital ASIN : B0DJK8MLSY
A holiday in France; an art thief on the run! Art sleuth Sophie must stay a step ahead of a brash criminal . . .
A rare Matisse in Marseille provides a convenient cover for undercover art sleuth Sophie Poisson’s covert romantic plans in the city.
But when the painting is unexpectedly stolen, Sophie finds herself chasing an art thief instead of romance.
With a wily thief one step ahead of her and her undercover partner, Uncle Arthur, out of town, can Sophie devise a strategy to recover the Matisse before it sails out of Marseille, never to be seen again?
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Sophie and her friend Nicole are touring Marseille for another madcap mystery. They had come to meet with the General Curator at the Cantini just in time to learn a rare Matisse painting that was on loan there from the Musée d’Orsay Museum, where Nicole works, had gone missing. This is the second time the Cantini has had a theft of a painting from the Musée d’Orsay. Never fear. Sophie and Nicole are on another adventure to reel in the thief of the missing Matisse.
This was another fun read from Nupur Tustin. Sophie’s adventures are always exciting. She and Nicole’s methods are a little unorthodox, and sometimes their ideas come out of left field. They also jump to some crazy conclusions. This time they board a tour bus in their quest to find the painting, don disguises as police to question witnesses and people of interest, and even stalk people they think may be involved while wearing stilettos for most of their escapade. Readers are treated to a quick trip around the city and learn some of the history of Marseille, the artists, and the paintings. I appreciated the author’s detail in setting each scene. She also served up fine twists and turns and a variety of suspects. She packs a lot into this Bite-Sized Art Heist Mystery that mystery lovers will enjoy.
Mystery in Marseille is an entertaining story with amusing characters set in a beautiful port city in Southern France. I had a delightful time tagging along with Sophie and Nicole and enjoyed all their hijinks.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to the author for providing me with an ARC.
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About Nupur Tustin
A former journalist with a Ph.D. in Communication, Nupur Tustin orchestrates murder in the historical Joseph Haydn Mystery series and paints intrigue in her contemporary Celine Skye Psychic Mystery series, based on the true story of the unsolved Gardner Museum theft. Travel, disguises, and stolen art form the basis of undercover art sleuth Sophie’s adventures in the Sophie’s Adventure series.
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