DÖDEN PÅ CHÂTEAU DES LIVRES – JUST ANOTHER DEAD AUTHOR

By Katarina Bivald

A French castle, good food, wine and literature – this writers retreat has everything, even a real murder!

BERIT HAS TRAVELLED to France to teach at a writer’s retreat. The class is abruptly cancelled when its star, a bestselling author, is murdered right in front of Berit’s eyes. 

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR ROCHE at the Lyon police department has her hands full with twenty wannabe authors who all have some kind of motive for the murder. Not only are they dangerously used to making things up but all of them are using the police investigation as an opportunity to do real life research. Out of pure desperation, inspector Roche turns to Berit Gardner for help.

WHEN A SECOND murder is committed things take a turn for the worse. Luckily, reinforcements, in the guise of DI Ian Ahmed who is on holiday nearby, arrives in the nick of time. Will they be able to solve the daunting murder spree or will Berit’s life once again hang in the balance?

KATARINA BIVALD’S LOVABLE leading lady is back in this second stand alone cosy crime novel starring author Berit Gardner who can’t help solving murders when she should be writing a new bestseller.

First published by Forum, Sweden 2023

Bulgaria, Ciela Norma AD
Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC

Sweden, Forum
US, Sourcebooks

A plethora of characters, settings, motives, and red herrings makes Bivald’s latest an engrossing, keep-‘em-guessing read.
Booklist, US

A fun romp through the publishing industry is icing on the cake!
– First Clue, US

Berit is a thoughtful, intelligent protagonist who uses her smarts to unravel the complex web of interpersonal conflicts. Bivald’s latest will appeal to fans of Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths.
— Library Journal

Bivald plays with the trope of police vs. amateur sleuth in this engaging mystery set at a writers retreat in a French chateau outside Lyon.
— The Washington Post

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