Michael Bond is best-known for his beloved books about Paddington Bear. But he has also written a series of 16 mystery novels featuring the gourmand sleuth, Monsieur Pamplemousse, and his faithful hound, Pommes Frites.
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates is the sixth book in the series and finds Pamplemousse trying to thwart a plot to humiliate his boss, the editor of France's premiere restaurant guide, and ruin the company. He is helped along the way by his clue-sniffing dog and an attractive computer expert who can cook a pot-au-feu just like his mother (including plugging the bones with potatoes to keep the marrow in).
The humor is a little silly (Pamplemousse loses his clothes and has to go in drag, for instance) and the computer crime so dated as to be incomprehensible, but the book has a decently puzzling plot and the charm needed to make a successful cozy, plus a Paris setting and plenty of food talk. Perfect for a chilly autumn afternoon.
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NOTES
This counts as one of my books for the Foodies' Reading Challenge.
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Sounds like fluffy, simple fun! I must investigate. ;-)
ReplyDeleteCozy is not my thing, but my children loved the Bear books, and I will check the library for Monsieur Pamplemousse. May be a nice change from my usual.
ReplyDeleteI think I read the first one years ago and thought it was fun. Sounds ideal for a lazy weekend.
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