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Biography
E A Jackson is an American with a German passport, transplanted to England. She was born in Philadelphia and lived in Iowa, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Cambridge and Paris before ending up in Exeter. She wrote three mystery novels under the name ‘Emilia Bernhard’ which were published by Crooked Lane Books.
Praise for DEATH IN PARIS mystery series:
‘Bernhard’s delightful debut… an often witty comedy of manners, gives a view of the highs and lows of contemporary Parisian society… Bernhard fills the novel with entertaining characters, conjures up an authentic Paris, and gives the reader intelligent, if frothy, fun.’ Publishers Weekly
‘[A] tres charmant debut… Fans of cozies and the City of Lights, or drawn to the theme of female friendship, will eagerly await an encore.’ Booklist Starred Review
“Those who enjoy contemporary cozy mysteries with amateur sleuths will gobble up this first in a series with two Americans in Paris as if it’s an actual treat in a Paris cafe.’ – Library Journal
‘With a dreamy location, plenty of sensory details, a passel of suspects, and a dash of suspense, DEATH IN PARIS is as luscious as a pain au chocolat served at a sidewalk cafe – and as charming as poking through the cobblestone alleyways of the Left Bank. Bernhard’s debut promises a wonderful new series set in the most beautiful city in the world.’ Juliet Blackwell, New York Times bestselling author
‘A fun romp through Paris’s chicest districts alongside two delightful amateur sleuths.’ M L Longworth, author of the Provencal mystery series
‘Bernhard has crafted a delightfully atmospheric mystery, a pièce de résistance filled with the flavor of Paris, France.’ Allyson K. Abbott, author of Murder on the Rocks
‘Two younger, racier Miss Marples, American expats in Paris… A captivating cozy murder mystery with a bonus tour of everyone’s favorite city.’ John Pearce, author of Treasure of Saint-Lazare
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“Utterly gripping, intelligent, and haunting….A TRIUMPH.” —Will Dean, award-winning author of Adrift
In this unputdownable crime thriller for fans of Tana French, a detective returns to a thirty-year-old case—an infamous disappearance in London—that has haunted her entire career and now may jeopardize her future.
In August 1990, London is suffering through an unprecedented heatwave when baby Bella Carpenter is snatched through the open window of her hotel room. Detective Inspector Martha Allen is assigned the high-profile case and, knowing that it could make or break her career, is determined to find Bella.
When a young woman named Nell Beatty walks into the police station with a baby who appears to be Bella, and whom Nell claims she found on a bench, it seems that the mystery is solved. Her family, the police, and the press are overjoyed at her return. But DI Allen isn’t convinced, something about Nell’s story doesn’t ring true. As much as she wants to continue, however, now that the baby is safe, she’s ordered to close the investigation.
Thirty years later, Nell Beatty is found dead. Now a superintendent, Allen has never really gotten over her doubts about the Carpenter case and can’t resist doing a little digging on her own time, eager to find out what happened to Nell, and her involvement in the baby’s disappearance all those years ago. But will her efforts uncover something darker than she could have ever imagined? And what is she risking as she tries once and for all to reveal the truth?
Publications
Fiction
The only thing chillier than a Parisian winter is cold-blooded murder.
When French financier Edgar Bowen drowns in a bowl of soup, his former girlfriend, American Rachel Levis, is alarmed by the unnatural death. Who dies eating a nice vichyssoise? But when she overhears a mourner at his funeral describing the circumstances of his death, something sounds even stranger: a bottle of rosé was on the dining table when he died. The only problem: Edgar loathed rosé. If he wasn’t drinking it, who was?
After the police rule the death accidental, Rachel knows it’s up to her and her best friend Magda to investigate. As the two Americans immerse themselves in Edgar’s upper-class world, the list of suspects grows: Could it have been his son, who inherited his money and lavish apartment? His icy ex-wife? His greedy new girlfriend? His impoverished personal assistant?
But when the suspects start dropping like flies, Rachel and Magda realize the murderer is tying up loose ends. It’ll be up to two amateur sleuths to solve their first case before the murderer decides they’re next…
Parisian summers are for strolls in the park . . . and solving a murder–or two.
When American sleuth Rachel Levis stumbles upon an employee of the French national library strangled in the bathroom of a cafe, she’s not surprised to be asked to help with the investigation by her old acquaintance Capitaine Boussicault–after all, she and her best friend Magda solved a tricky murder only eighteen months before.
But right from the start, this case proves to be très difficile. When Rachel goes undercover as a librarian to determine which of his book-loving colleagues loathed the man enough to kill him, the library is rocked by more bad news: a priceless antique book has been mutilated. And the very next day, her favorite suspect for the murder is found dead in the stacks.
Having successfully solved two murders in the City of Lights, self-proclaimed private detectives Rachel Levis and Magda Stevens are ready to take on the world. Or at least the 3rd arrondissement. Which is good news when renowned fashion designer Roland Guipure is found lifeless outside his own birthday party in that upscale neighbourhood, dead from an apparent overdose.
Rachel thinks its murder, and when it turns out the police agree, the two Americans roll up their sleeves for another murder investigation. And there are plenty of suspects: the angry assistant designer promoted to the top spot as a result of Guipure’s death; the lovelorn PA who was crushed by the designer’s lack of interest in her; the former boyfriend who lost his meal ticket as a result of Guipure’s successful stay in rehab. Not to mention that the designer’s murder occurred a few days before that of an American tourist who seems to be connected to him in some mysterious way. Paris is beginning to feel crowded with corpses. Coincidence or just bad luck?
As the clues and suspects pile up, Rachel and Magda rush to find the murderer before another death is cut from the same cloth.
