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The Mysterious Parchment

Death d'Azur and Dolce Vita, Book 1

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The Mysterious Parchment

By: Fiona Wilder, Alexandra Chapman - translator
Narrated by: Helen Keeley, Matthew Biddulph
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Two worlds rub shoulders on the azure-blue Italian-French Riviera. Meet Giulia Lombardi, an ambitious and analytical detective from lively Ventimiglia, and François Bonnet, a warm-hearted and nonchalant taxi driver from elegant Menton. While Giulia focuses on solving tricky cases, the amiable François dreams of becoming a crime writer.

Their paths cross when his taxi is stolen and found again on the Italian side of the border with a corpse inside. Unexpectedly, the detective and her prime suspect team up. Giulia’s sober approach to procedure collides with François’s casual charm and sharp observation skills – an explosive mix that generates sparkling ideas throughout more than just this case.

A crime story filled with warmth, emotion, humour and Mediterranean flavour, and a mismatched investigative duo proving that opposites not only attract but can actually work exceptionally well together. Just as they should when death ripples through the dolce vita of the Côte d'Azur.

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The male narrator is terrible. The female is fine but the guy talks like he’s reading to people with severe learning problems. It ruined the book

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I enjoyed some of the book, but I think the male narrator was not very good, the female was perfect. I tough it was a bit too long, but I did listen in parts.

Good in parts

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A lighthearted, fun book, with likeable characters. Also beautiful descriptions of the Côte d'Azur. I absolutely loved it!

Loved it!

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This book was by far the most charming I’ve listened to so far. Very descriptive and a real get away from it all story. Very easy listening. As others have said the female narrator is very good but to add that I also found the male narrator funny in the right places. It’s very hard for a man to play a woman without sounding like “she” has smoked 40 cigarettes all her life. He does an excellent job of the male parts.

Charming and funny

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Couldn’t get very far through this one, both narrators are grating and almost sound like they’re on double speed

Sounds like it is being read by AI

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