An American in Paris

Colleen Cambridge: In the Spirit of French Murder

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An American in Paris #4

In the Spirit of French Murder is the fourth book in Colleen Cambridge’s An American in Paris Mystery series set in post-World War II Paris, about Tabitha Knight, a former Rosie the Riveter and best friend of Julia Child.  At the time this novel takes place, in March of 1950, Tabitha, the daughter of an American policeman father and a French mother, has been in Paris for almost a year.  After growing up near Detroit, she has gone to live with her French grandfather and his life partner, Oncle Rafe.  Tabitha’s cooking skills are not up to making the French dinners her “messieurs” love, but, luckily for her, she has Julia Child as a neighbor.  At this time, Julia is a student at the prestigious Cordon Bleu chef school, and she is happy to cook meals for Tabitha and her messieurs or to direct Tabitha in making them. read more

Colleen Cambridge: A Fashionably French Murder

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An American in Paris #3

A Fashionably French Murder is the third novel in Colleen Cambridge’s An American in Paris series, set during the years following World War II, featuring Tabitha Knight, the fictitious best friend of Julia Child.  Tabitha, the daughter of a French mother and an American police officer father, was a Rosie the Riveter during the war, and came to Paris from the Detroit suburb where she grew up, to live with her French grandfather and his life partner, Oncle Rafe.  She is not a very good cook, so how lucky is she to have Julia Child as a neighbor.  At the time this book takes place, in 1950, Julia is attending classes at the Cordon Bleu, the famous French cooking school, during the day, and cooking mouthwatering meals for Tabitha and her “messieurs” at night.  She is teaching Tabitha to cook, even though Tabitha is still pretty hopeless in the kitchen without Julia’s help.  The two previous novels in the series have introduced the reader to French food and wine.  This one brings readers into the world of haute couture. read more

Colleen Cambridge: A Murder Most French

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An American in Paris #2

A Murder Most French is the second book in Colleen Cambridge’s delightful American in Paris Mystery series featuring Tabitha Knight, the fictitious best friend of Julia Child.  The book is set in 1950, as Paris is recovering from World War II and the German occupation.  Tabitha, the daughter of an American police officer father and a French mother, grew up in a Detroit suburb and was a Rosie the Riveter during the war.  In the first book in the series, Mastering the Art of French Murder, she accepted an invitation to go to Paris to stay with her maternal grandfather and his partner, Oncle Rafe.  Tabitha loves her two “messieurs,” but she is not a good cook and is unable to make the French meals they love.  Very luckily for her, she becomes friends with her neighbor, none other than Julia Child, and learns to cook under her direction.  Without Julia, however, Tabitha is still hopeless in the kitchen.  Julia loves to use the spacious kitchen in Tabitha’s grandfather’s mansion, which is much larger than her own tiny kitchen, so she often comes to the house to cook, and everyone gets a delicious meal. read more