Death at the Chateau: The side-splitting cosy murder mystery series by leading comedian (A Follet Valley Mystery Book 3)

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His works have been described as perfect summer reads that are totally charming, properly funny combined with vivid descriptions of the small village in which they are set. Ian has said that he loves writing the novels as they combine murder mysteries and comedy his two loves.

In a recent interview, he said that he loved living in France but never intended to take up citizenship. He loves to consider himself European rather than British, and this is what made him become a French citizen.Ian has had much success in the UK National and London the capital circuits and often headlines the “Comedy Store” in London. Ian has made a name for himself with his laconic observations about life. I thoroughly enjoyed Death at the Chateau, which is a lighthearted romp in the Loire region with a good mystery attached. It made me smile, perhaps not laugh out loud, but then I’m not a middle aged Englishman in France, so it’s hard to fully get Richard’s feelings. The novel is told from his point of view, so much of the humour comes from his reactions to the notably more volatile Valérie and his desire to underplay life in general. This is a man who finds solace spending alone time with his hens who, obviously as he is a doctor of film history, are named after the greats, like Joan Crawford. A la Mod” by Ian Moore is a charming and funny novel that takes a look at the author’s life in rural France. As would be expected from reading work composed by a comedian, there are plenty of laughs, giggles and sniggers as he lightheartedly takes a look into his life. The work was intended to be the first of many humorous works that the comedian turned author has been writing ever since. He had previously written “Cest Modnifique” and “A la Mod” that are comedic stories of how he moved to rural France with his family as a middle aged comedian that could not fit in.

He introduces himself as a mod that needs to dress a certain way which means his clothing is usually very different from that of the rural folk among whom he lives. He would have blended in fine in Paris and London but in Loire his new home, he really does stand out. Death at the Chateau is another enjoyable read in Ian Moore's cosy mystery series featuring British ex-pat Richard Ainsworth, the proprietor of a chambre d'hôte (B&B) in the (fictional) Follet Valley - a "quiet corner" of the popular Loire Valley region in France. Ian Moore recently became a mystery author when he penned and published “Death and Croissants.” The novel is set in Loire in France, where the comedian moved with his family when he was fed up with living in London. To get to the bottom of things, Valérie Dorçay and Richard offer catering services to the hastily resumed production. There they discover that the vanity, duplicity and murder of an 18th century French court is nothing compared to that of a 21st century film set, with more heads yet to roll. He is also the author of “Playing the Martyr,” an independently published work set in the same small town as his other novels. Unlike his other novels, this work is about a middle aged British man who is the proprietor of a bed and breakfast establishment in rural France.The plot is suitably silly with more murders, a stalker and over the top actors. Still, it is a puzzle as to what is going on and why. I found myself trying to work it out and failing miserably. I feel slightly cheated as not all the information is available before the denouement to make an educated guess, but the literal unmasking of the perpetrator was fun, being a mixture of skill and ineptitude. No prizes for guessing who was which. If Richard wants to get the money that the film crew has promised him, he must ignore Valérie's ex-husband, his own ex-wife and find out the reason for these strange occurrences.