Where would you like to vacation this summer? We are touring my second child around to
colleges this year so that is our vacation.
We recently camped in the Duluth, Minnesota area and visited a
college. A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and
Murder is set in Paris, which is a place I have always wanted to visit.
Frances and George are relaxing and spending time in
Paris when Frances meets with an old frenemy, Alice. Frances’s first husband died in bed with Alice,
so Frances and Alice have a strained relationship. Regardless, Alice seeks Frances out to ask for
her help investigating her daughter’s love interest. His first wife was murdered, and Alice wants
to know if he had anything to do with it. An incriminating piece of evidence is
found with Sarah Bernhardt. Could America’s
sweetheart be a murderer?
My thoughts on this novel:
· This is the eighth novel in the Countell of Harleigh Mystery series. It can be read as a standalone novel. I’ve only read the seventh novel in the series, and I enjoyed this addition. I do need to go back and start this series from the beginning.
· I love George and Frances. They are both wonderful characters and such a great couple. I love their relationship. I also love that they are such great sleuths that the French police ask for their help in this book. Frances definitely took the lead on the investigation in this novel.
· This was a delightful cozy mystery that kept me guessing. I did not see the ending coming!
· I loved the addition of actress Sarah Bernhardt as a suspect.
· This novel had great female characters and empowerment in this novel.
· Frances’s sister Lily has just had a baby and I felt for her in this novel. Her portrayal of a tired young mother really spoke to me.
· I thought it was interesting that the plot included the second Olympics in Paris as well as the Paris theatre scene. It was fun!
Overall, A Daughter’s Guide to Mothers and Murder by
Dianne Freeman is a delightful historical cozy mystery starring my favorite
couple and crime solving duo, Frances and George.
Book Source: Thank-you
to @diannefreemanwrites @kensingtonbooks @austenprose for the review copy as a
part of the Austenprose PR Book Tour.
