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A slickly plotted murder mystery set in France's Loire Valley
Series: Loire Valley Mystery
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AN IMMORTAL FOUND DEAD AN ANCIENT LEGACY AT RISK In the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight' appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate. When, weeks later, a provocative author...
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When two gruesome deaths occur weeks apart in the city of Tours, Lombard senses a malign coercive force is behind both fatalities and finds himself challenging his own loyalties.
The next in the thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
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AN IMMORTAL FOUND DEAD
AN ANCIENT LEGACY AT RISK
In the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight' appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate.
When, weeks later, a provocative author is found brutally murdered, Lombard suspects the two deaths are connected by a sinister, coercive force. As he digs deeper, the case begins to challenge his loyalties and unearth disturbing echoes from his own past. What started as apparent roleplay turns into something far darker - and far deadlier.
The third book in the gripping crime series from the The Times-bestselling author.
Series: Loire Valley Mystery
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AN IMMORTAL FOUND DEAD AN ANCIENT LEGACY AT RISK In the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight' appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate. When, weeks later, a provocative author is found brutally murdered, Lombard suspects the two deaths are connected by a sinister,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableOut 6 Oct 2026Pre-order
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780715655962
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Duckworth
Contributors:
- Narrator John Sackville
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Ian Moore is a leading comedian and TV/radio performer. He is the author of the bestselling Follet Valley series, which includes Death and Croissants and Death and Fromage; as well as two memoirs on life in France, À la Mod and C'est Modnifique. Ian lives in rural France and commutes back to the UK when occasion demands.
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