Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Coq au Vin
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Charlotte Carter
Class/Genre: Mystery Amateur Sleuth Ethnic
Series: Nanette Hayes # 2
Mysterious, Feb 1999, $22.00, 200 pp.
In the disco seventies, Aunt Viv was saxophonist Nanette Hayes role model and heroine. Before disappearing in Paris, Viv taught Nan that life was worth living to the fullest. So when her mother asks her to find her missing aunt after receiving a telegram pleading for help, Nan rushes to Paris on a quest.
However, Nan seems to have vanished, leaving behind a suitcase filled with clues including a con and a murder. Meanwhile, Viv relishes her tour of her favorite city. Making it even more fun for Viv is her meeting with fellow musician and American expatriate Andre. The twosome plays a mean "You Took Advantage of Me." Though her love life has picked up, Nan's work as an amateur sleuth seems to be going no where except into danger.
Readers will be singing the praise of the second appearance of Nanette Hayes. Like RHODE ISLAND RED before it, COQ AU VIN is a fun mystery because of the enthusiastic Nan. Jazz and Paris feel like characters as they add much to the moving plot. Crafty Charlotte Carter proves that her debut was no fluke as she is a major talent.
Harriet Klausner
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