A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants

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	Author:	Ann Claire
	Published:	May 21, 2024, Kensington Cozies
	No. of Pages:	320
	Cover Price:	$22.59 Hardcover, $17.99 Paperback, $1.99 Kindle

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Sadie Greene just made a decision to purchase a cycling shop in the charming French village of Sans-Souci-sur-Mer, Oui Cycle. Leaving a mundane office job in Chicago, everyone who knows her is shocked. With her new company, she has planned a 9 day trip for cyclists to see the country, in the first installment of a new cozy series, Cyclist’s Guide Mysteries, A Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants . Her former boss is traveling to France with his family to go on this tour, as well as a critic, who insists on coming for free. Her boss is murdered during the tour, Sophie feels it’s her duty to friends, Dom’s family, and justice to find which member of the tour is the culprit.

Claire has created some fun characters, and Sophie is a fun an likeable one. She does a good job of developing those characters which makes for a good story where readers want the protagonist, Sophie, to win. The supporting characters are also good, some likeable and some definitely not likeable. Readers will have suspicions as to who the murderer is, and will weigh the clues in their minds to figure it out before Sophie does, but most will find that it is a surprise in the end. Claire weaves a good tale that flows, and also makes readers to visit France. The setting makes for a nice backdrop to a light murder mystery.

All told, this is a cut cozy, and fun to read. The series is one that cycle enthusiasts will find enticing, and cozy aficionados will like it too. It is well-written, interesting, and organized.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.