The Paris Poisoning

Claire Crossland traded her badge for a suitcase – crime follows her anyway.

'Leitch’s writing had me snorting with laughter and whizzing through the pages!' Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow Mysteries

'Murder and mayhem are rarely this enjoyable’ Jonathan Whitelaw

The first in a brand-new series, The Paris Poisoning is a witty, deliciously twisty and utterly charming cozy mystery set against the sun-drenched backdrop of the French capital.

Retired detective Claire Crossland has a plan: pack an embarrassingly large suitcase and go on a solo adventure across Europe.

First stop: Paris, where her sister Helen and wife Celeste are waiting with good wine, better cheese and – it turns out – a crisis! The night of Celeste’s glamorous gallery opening a priceless painting vanishes without a trace, and Helen wants Claire to investigate discreetly.

Was it a staff member looking for easy money? An ominous activist collective taking their movement too far? Or someone much more dangerous lurking behind the scenes?

Unofficially, with no jurisdiction and with the help of devastatingly charming French Europol contractor Vincent Boucher, Claire must navigate the glittering but treacherous Parisian art world, a city full of suspects and masterpieces worth killing for.

A new series launch that will have you booking flights and turning pages in equal measure! For fans of Donna Leon, Ian Moore, Tom Hindle, Richard Osman and J.M. Hall.

Praise for Fiona Leitch

‘I cannot get enough of this’ ★★★★★

‘I absolutely loved this’ ★★★★★

‘I'm not ashamed to say I read the whole thing in one sitting – I was hooked and couldn't stop turning the pages’ ★★★★★

‘Page turner and grabbed me from page 1. Twists and turns kept me creeped out’ ★★★★★

‘Witty and clever (as always) and made me laugh out loud’ ★★★★★

‘A delightful cosy’ ★★★★★

‘An absolute joy to read… I read it in a day and highly recommend’ ★★★★★

‘I really love this cozy mystery series’ ★★★★★

'This is a cosy series which is like a hug, I love the main protagonists and the locations’ ★★★★★

About the author

Fiona Leitch is a novelist and screenwriter with a chequered past. She’s written for footballing and motoring magazines, childbirth videos and mail order catalogues; DJ’ed at illegal raves in London, been told off by a children's TV presenter during a studio debate; and was the Australasian face of a series of TV commercials for a cleaning product. All of which has given her a thorough grounding in the ridiculous, and helped her to write funny stuff.