{"title":"Bennett Sisters Mysteries","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-frenchman-signed-copy","title":"The Frenchman | SIGNED COPY","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSIGNED PRINT COPY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMerle Bennett goes back to France — and her Frenchman — in this fifth installment. Sure that \u003cem\u003eLa Belle France\u003c\/em\u003e will cure all her ills, and help her write a novel about the French Revolution, she sets out to prove her theory correct. Pascal, her Frenchman, scoffs at this. As a policeman he knows France is pretty to look at but not all that pretty under the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Merle writes and renovates her stone cottage, Pascal encounters an old enemy, a man he put in prison years before. When Pascal disappears, Merle isn't sure if their relationship is over... or something terrible has happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soupçon of danger, a brush with ‘madame guillotine,’ and the quirky characters of the French countryside, all collide here in \u003cem\u003ela belle France\u003c\/em\u003e— where, obviously, wine, sunshine, sunflowers, and Frenchmen cure all ills. Or do they?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note that shipping will be added to paperback orders. For shipping outside the USA please write to the author through the shop: \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/pages\/contact\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/pages\/contact\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\"\u003ehttps:\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/pages\/contact\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shop.lisemcclendon.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44996878106853,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/1216\/1765\/files\/The-Frenchman-Kindle_87aa6416-895d-4ab9-9962-1838573cccc0.jpg?v=1711320414"},{"product_id":"dead-flats-trilogy-signed-copy","title":"Dead Flat Trilogy | SIGNED COPY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSIGNED PAPERBACK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full trilogy of DEAD FLAT in one volume, this mystery features the Bennett Sisters' favorite Frenchman, Pascal d'Onscon. Pascal is a wine fraud policeman who is called out of the Dordogne to investigate a bottle scam in Champagne as a favor to his boss. Thus begins a whirlwind August for Pascal and Merle, as he must also rescue his sister from a bad domestic situation, investigate the suspicious death of a vintner, and decide if he will accept a desirable promotion that will take him to headquarters in Paris-- and away from his life with Merle Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes \u003ca href=\"\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/products\/dead-flat-1-bottle-of-lies\" title=\"Dead Flat 1: Bottle of Lies\"\u003e1: Bottle of Lies\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/products\/dead-flat-2-outside-the-bubble\" title=\"Dead Flat 2: Outside the Bubble\"\u003e2: Outside the Bubble\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/\/shop.lisemcclendon.com\/products\/dead-flat-3-uncorked\" title=\"Dead Flat 3: Uncorked\"\u003e3: Uncorked\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note that shipping will be added to paperback orders. 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This time she runs to a farm in Provence that produces heaven-scented lavender for oils. The area is famous for the beautiful purple flower, the symbol of this southern region of France. Her sisters are stumped. Elise never seemed like the farming type, or even gardening, for that matter. But she’s signed up for a farm stay vacation, an idea she got from an unlikely source, the trophy wife of one of her law partners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she arrives, she discovers she is the only guest at the picturesque family farm who is not a college student, leaving her wondering about her life choices. Not only is her judgment in men and careers awful, but she can’t even plan a decent vacation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Merle’s niece, Willow, arrives for some R\u0026amp;R before she starts law school. But she brings a few surprises with her, a boyfriend-- plus Elise’s fiancé. Or is it ex-fiancé? It will take several sisters– and of course Pascal– to unravel the facts as all descend on southern France for July in the heat and lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuspense, romance, intrigue, and humor \u003c\/b\u003eas the summer heats up for the Bennett Sisters again. \u003cb\u003eAnother delicious adventure in international travel and cozy mystery\u003c\/b\u003e as the Bennett Sisters fight their way to truth, justice, and a perhaps a summer fling, deep in the French countryside. A summer fling in France never hurt anyone, now did it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note that shipping will be added to paperback orders. 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