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#newin #nieuwbinnen #bookmail #boekenpost #recensieboek Mary Lou M.L. Longworth - Provençaalse mysteries 2 - Moord in de Rue Dumas @maryloulongworth @mllongworth3 #mllongworth #maryloulongworth Wie heeft dit boek al gelezen? Wat vond je er van? ............ Bedankt voor het #recensieexemplaar #leesexemplaar #manteau #manteauuitgeverij ............ Inhoud: Professor Moutte, decaan van de faculteit Theologie aan de universiteit van Aix-en-Provence, wordt vermoord teruggevonden in zijn kantoor. Hij had net aangekondigd nog niet met pensioen te zullen gaan, en vooral voor drie collega’s die uit waren op zijn prestigieuze baan, was dat geen goed nieuws. Twee dagen later komt de secretaresse van de professor om bij een ongeval. Toeval of moord? Geholpen door zijn vriendin, de elegante docente rechtsgeschiedenis Marine Bonnet, keert de eigenzinnige onderzoeksrechter Antoine Verlaque de intrigerende en gesloten universiteitswereld van Aix ondersteboven, om de moordenaar te vinden voor het te laat is. ............ #instabook #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookstagramnl #bookstagrammers #instaboek #boekstagram #boekenwurm #dutchbookstagram #cozycrime #dutchbookstagrammers #dutchbookstagrammer #Crime #booktrovert #cozydetective #spanning #detectiveverhaal #detective #mysterie https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXE_8oraLs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

Sooo excited for @mllongworth 's Provençal mystery series to become a television series on @britbox_uk !! Three episodes are now available to watch and I had the chance to sit down to watch the first one based on the book you see here (#2 in the series! There are currently 9 books with a 10th being released this coming October). Mary Lou had appeared four times on either @thesimplesophisticatepodcast (check out episode #310 where she talks about her books coming to television and of course we always talk about food and Provence!) or the blog and needless to say, I am a superfan. I will not deny it. Yep, one of my favorite moments ever was when she kindly gave me a walking tour of Aix en Provence and showed me the actually buildings that inspires where Antoine lived and where Marine Bonnet lived (be sure to check out the post on TSLL blog). If you haven't tuned in already, this series is the perfect marriage for Francophiles and Anglophiles. I think you will thoroughly enjoy it. ☺️🇫🇷❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Can9Y63r_e4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[goldmanangelica]

Happy Tuesday 📚🌺🌙😁 Busy re-reading the Verlaque and Bonnet detective novels by ML Longworth @mllongworth 🕵️‍♂️📖 My spouse is an actual detective who is a huge fan of mystery novels (🤣 I wonder why). So I’m always reading mysteries to pre-screen for his collection 📚😉 These novels are set in Aix-en-Provence and are terribly southern French in the best ways. I enjoy them especially when I’m in a missing-France mood 😘 because they capture the local flavor perfectly, while also delivering an intricate, satisfying mystery 🔍 Check them out if you get a chance and if you have any great detective or mystery reads, please leave me a suggestion!!! Always looking for more books to devour here 🤩 * * * * * * * #tuesdaythoughts #mysterybooks #mysterynovel #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #bookreviewer #livreaddict #livrestagram #booksarebae #readingislit #readstagram #mysteryreader #authorslife #readmorebooks #booksandflowers #quoteoftheday✏️ #bookquotes #oscarwilde #oscarwildequotes #detective #detectivefiction #fictionbooks #crimebooks #frenchbook #francemylove #reread #rereading #verlaqueandbonnet #mllongworth #freedomquotes (at Saint Augustine, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFmqwCgz0A/?igshid=6h2tzfntuadc

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

310: Murder in Provence, M.L. Longworth Talks about Her Series Coming to BritBox

Provencal mystery writer M.L. Longworth joins me on the podcast for this year's French Week to share some exciting news about her series.

I invited Mary Lou back to the show (see our previous conversations here - ep. #268 - and here - ep. #203) as I recently learned her novels had been optioned for a television series to air on BritBox. Longworth shares many details about the cast, when it will premiere, which books will be included in season one and much more. Be sure to take the tour of Aix-en-Provence she gave me in this post to enjoy a taste of the world of Antoine Verlaque and Marine Bonnet, and tune in to today's episode as she talks about food, shares a delicious recipe AND shares the synopsis for her upcoming 10th mystery and when to expect it to be released.

Links mentioned during our conversation:

1st book in her Provençal series - Death at the Chateau Bremont

Most recent book in the series (9th) - The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral

My most recent Q & A w/M.L. Longworth: Aix en Provence, Art and a Mystery to Solve: her new mystery, spring in Provence and what she's cooking in her kitchen (May 5, 2021)

BritBox Series Murder in Provence Begins Filming

ML Longworth on Instagram @mllongworth

ML Longworth's website

Chez Panisse Desserts cookbook

Walnut Oil

Find the recipe for the Lentil and Duck Breast Salad below

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M.L. Longworth's Lentil & Duck Breast Salad

As shared during episode #310 of The Simple Sophisticate podcast, Provençal mystery writer M.L. Longworth shared a recipe during our conversation that offers a quintessential taste of summer in Provence.

1/2 cup French lentils (cooked) (follow the directions on the package or simply boil in water for about 10-15 minutes, then drain. )

6 Tbsp walnut oil or vinagriette

2 Tbsp sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar

1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

freshly ground pepper

1-2 cups mache (lamb's tongue lettuce) or watercress (washed and roughly chopped)

1-2 ounces thin slices of cooked duck breast (substitute - prosciutto)

Prepare the lentils: add the lentils to water and bring to a boil, simmer for 10-15 minutes until to desired tenderness. Drain out excess water.

Prepare the vinegriette: in a small bowl add the vinegar, dijon and then slowly add and whisk in the walnut oil. Finish with freshly ground pepper to taste.

If you are unable to find duck and cook yourself (often you can find cooked duck breast in the markets in France), a great substitute is ham or prosciutto - thinly sliced.

Divide the vinegriette. Dress the salad with half and then add the lentils to the salad and add gradually the remaining vinegriette to dress the rest of the salad (you may not need to use all of the vinegriette or you may need to make more - just keep the proportions the same). Plate the lentils and lettuce and top with the duck breast. Enjoy with a glass of rosé - bien sûr!

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #310

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[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

New on the blog, I am incredibly excited to slip away to France if only vicariously through the wonderful new Provençal mystery by @mllongworth . Discover a Q & A with the author as she talks about not only her book but life in Provence during over the past year, what she is enjoying during the spring culinary season, why the proposed Picasso museum will not be coming to Aix (she has the inside scoop!) and when the next book in the series will be released (if you're like me, she can't write them fast enough - I devour each mystery far too quickly and this one - The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral is no different. An absolutely wonderful read. #tsllfrancophilefind #tsllsimpleluxuries https://www.instagram.com/p/COeYjOdnkkm/?igshid=1iet6x0eiyito

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

Evening reading. Merci! @mllongworth - for recommending this author and in particular, this title. Thoroughly enjoying. ☺️ 📚 📖 #tsllreads #tsllbritishfind #tsllsimpleluxuries https://www.instagram.com/p/CIejrarnmp8/?igshid=8x280bwebauw

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

268: M. L. Longworth Talks Provence during the Holidays, Favorite Cookbooks and Her New Provençal Mystery

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Today's episode is my recent conversation with returning guest M.L. Longworth. Her latest mystery in her Provençal mystery series became available to readers last Tuesday, and it is the eighth in the Bonnet and Verlaque series: A Noël Killing.

Having had the opportunity to read and having thoroughly enjoy the book earlier this fall, I invited her on the show again to talk about the book and so much more. After all, France, and specially Provence, is a place TSLL readers are quite fond of along with myself, and why not learn more about this special place on the map from someone who has called it home for more than 22 years!

For the first time, the plot is set during the winter holidays in Aix-en-Provence, which prompted me to ask a handful of questions about Provence during this festive time of year.

Of course, food was the topic of a more than a few questions, and Mary Lou generously shares her go-to Provençal cookbooks as well as recipes she enjoys making for her family and friends and items she looks forward to purchasing from the artisanal shops during the winter season.

A Noël Killing is a true delight of a Provençal mystery that is cozy in all the right ways, and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering who will turn out to be the culprit behind the unexpected murder. Be sure to tune into our conversation, and do not forget to discover her Petit Plaisir which is shared at the end of the episode: It is simple and lovely, as well as an inexpensive daily routine that will take the definition of simple luxury to the next level during this special time of year, put perhaps year-round too.

Links mentioned during the show:

Visit M.L. Longworth's blog

Follow on Instagram (@mllongworth)

Shop the entire Provençal mystery series, start with the first mystery - Death at the Chateau Bremont

Cookbooks recommended by Mary Lou:

A Provençal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard by Richard Olney

Patricia Wells: At Home in Provence

The Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Russo and Sheila Lukins

French Provincial Cooking by Elizabeth David

Listen to our first conversation with M.L. Longworth, episode #203 where she talks about her daily life in Provence as well as about the seventh book in her Provençal mystery series.

Enjoy my walking tour with M.L. Longworth during my visit in July 2018 to Aix-en-Provence

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[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

A new episode on the podcast is now available, and it one I have been excited to bring to listeners! My guest today is Provençal mystery writer @mllongworth who joins me from Provence to talk about her new mystery, life in Provence during the holidays, her favorite go-to, trusted Provençal cookbooks and so much more. Slip away to southern France for 45 minutes when you tune in to episode #268. #thesimplesophisticate https://www.instagram.com/p/B4_eEOQg80g/?igshid=1jv29surpy201

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

In the office today and loving it! Today, recording next week’s podcast episode with returning guest @mllongworth as her new mystery in the Provençal series is being released tomorrow (the book is linked in my IG Stories and on the blog’s Weekly Finds - such a great read!) - A Noël Killing. Be sure to tune in next Monday (episode #266) to hear our conversation where we talk about Provence during the holidays, the main characters Antoine Verlaque and Marine Bonnet, the food of Provence during the winter season and much more (her Petit Plaisir will have you changing your evening routine tout de suite!). In the meantime, tune into ML’s first appearance on the podcast in episode #203 where she talks about Living in Provence. #tsllfrancophilefind #thesimplesophisticate #tslloffice https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vADzkAH0v/?igshid=16qb2zu4gcu1e

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

The second posting on IG of @mllongworth new book set to be released this November. And partially promoted by these deeply delicious purple dahlias but also because I am absolutely loving the book. Each night after a long day at work, I sleep away to Aix en Provence courtesy of Mary Lou’s Provençal mystery and characters. I recommend highly preordering. #tsllfrancophilefind #tsllreads #tsllelevatetheeveryday https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uPlLyA2OG/?igshid=1n91fx4ek4d0d

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

Sometimes stepping away from the world is a very healthy habit to do when we have done what we can and should, are still staying aware of the unfolding events, but in a measured, balanced way, yet then recognizing that consciously stepping away is healthy and necessary. I will be doing so with @mllongworth ‘s new book, the next mystery in her Provençal series! Being released in October, be sure to stay tuned in the coming weeks for my review and an interview with the author. Thank you Mary Lou for letting us slip away to Provence. 😌💛🇫🇷 https://www.instagram.com/p/B24MdHHgqZJ/?igshid=xm6pp4o2raiq

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

On the podcast now, @mllongworth joins me to talk about her new mystery, and as promised, a Giveaway to 3 lucky winners! I’m teaming up with @PenguinBooks to giveaway 3 copies of M.L. Longworth’s newest novel, The Secrets of the Bastide Blanche. To bring a little bit of the book’s Provençal setting into your home, winners will also receive L’Occitane lavender sachets. To enter, (1) follow TSLL and like this post, (2) leave a comment, and (3) tag a friend in the comments section below who you think may enjoy The Provençal Mystery series. All comments must be posted by 4/12. Three winners will be randomly selected and shared here on IG Friday April 13 and in TSLL’s Weekly Newsletter. Tune into the interview now on the blog, iTunes or YouTube - episode #203. For full rules: bit.ly/2q5JD8k #thesimplesophisticate

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

As a lover of cozy mysteries set in France, @mllongworth ‘s new book in her Provence-based mystery series has me eager to dive in (link in stories and the blog - Francophile finds). The book will be released in April and be sure to look for my interview with the author in the coming months on the podcast. #tsllreads #tsllfrancophilefind #tsllsimpleluxuries

[thesimplyluxuriouslife]

One of this week's This & That finds and Friday's sweet treat from @sparrowbakery . #tsllsimpleluxuries @mllongworth