A review by romonko
Murder on the Ile Sordou by M.L. Longworth

mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is the fourth book in the Verlaque and Bonnet series.  I love this series set in France so much!  As usual, the food and wine are exquisite and the location can't be beat (an isolated island off the Coast of Marseilles).  Friends of Marine's have opened up a boutique hotel on the island, and Antoine and Marine have been invited to the inaugural grand opening of this hotel.  Things are going well, and then the body of one of the guests is found on the beach and the man had been shot through the head.  There is no question it is murder.  Who on this island had a reason to see the man dead?  As Verlaque investigates, he uncovers 50 year old secrets among the guests, and it looks like more than one person had a good reason to kill.  I found the pace terribly slow in this one.  It had an unusually long start and the murder doesn't occur until almost halfway through the book.  That is why I gave the book 3 stars, but I still really enjoyed Verlaque and Bonnet, and the mystery, when it finally occurred, was a tricky one.  I look forward to reading the next book in the series. I did listen to this one on audiobook.