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In a letter to the reader at the beginning of Folly du Jour, the seventh installment of the Joe Sandilands series, Barbara Cleverly confesses that is she could travel in time she would choose to go to Paris during the 1920s (in case she couldn't get back, she'd wouldn't mind being stuck there).

To that end, there is a bit of wish-fulfillment in this installment and I don't think I'd recommend it as an introduction to the series. But I would recommend reading it.

Folly du Jour serves as a wonderful, glossy tour of Post World War I France. In its pages we witness Charles Lindbergh's landing in Paris, hear tantalizing comments about Josephine Baker's banana dance (and get to see one of her performances!), hear all about how Louis Armstrong is playing at a jazz club and even get treated to a possible resurgence of the French apache street gangs (pronounced apachu).

Fortunately, Cleverly is a skilled enough that none of these events seem too forced and all eventually become credibly relevant to the mystery at hand, with the exception of Lindbergh's landing (but who can blame a historical fiction writer of any genre for including that event? After all, it's Lindbergh's landing in Paris! And when in Paris...).

Cleverly's plot includes a femme fatale, a mastermind that surprised even me, a veteran armchair sleuth, and a fantastic, satisfying ending confrontation. Sandilands is joined by his friend and French counterpart, a character I wouldn't mind seeing more of in the future.

The gentleman diplomat who is wrongly accused of murder, Sir George Jardine, is equally affable company.

Where most authors would run a risk of doing too much with too many people, Cleverly manages to create a smooth, but engrossing, read. But be warned -- it is somehow lighter, more "fun" than some of the earlier books in this series, although the murder and cause are brutal. One glimpses some parts of the seedy Paris underground, but doesn't get to be in it. Everything feels like it has been polished to a bright shine and airbrushed with the author's own nostalgia.

And, oddly, Cleverly seems positively obsessed with the word "louche." Don't get me wrong, that is a great word that Cleverly has perfect opportunity to use. But it seemed to crop up at least once every few chapters. It's was such a surprising, rookie mistake it was a tad distracting.

Again, however, the story doesn't suffer for this. That being said, I would like to see more on the character development, long-term plot arc front. There was an awkward coffee with a certain lady in the last book...

But then, I suppose that's why we read mystery series, isn't it?


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Folly Du Jour Joe Sandilands Murder Mystery Barbara Cleverly 9781845295288 Books Reviews

Barbara Cleverly gives us another wonderful read with Joe Sandilands. Her delightful character Joe Sandilands is now in France. He is called to the aid his old friend from India and the plot unfolds. Her historical setting is so believable that the reader is transported back to the days of Apollinaire in France. Once you read one you will need to read them all. I hope she is busy writing as I need another Joe Sandilands fix.
I have enjoyed this whole series. Good writing, good period research, and great stories. I had to buy this one, even before it went to paperback, because I have enjoyed the series so much.
I've mostly enjoyed the five or so Sandilands I've read so far, but this was overdone, overlong, and a real slog. Have already bought book 8, so may give it a try
The first book in this series was fascinating--set in India with an intriguing mystery.
Although the Paris setting of Folly du Jour was interesting, the plot was less so. It plodded & I had to force myself to finish.
Characters still unusual enough but not enough to make this a highly recommended story.
wonderful series of books by Barbara Cleverly - colonial India - world war 1 Great Britain - Joe Sandilands is the main character - 7 or 8 books!
Please don't start your reading of the Joe Sandilands books with this one -- you will not enjoy it nearly as much as you would if you read Cleverly's earlier novels starring the Scotland Yard commander. At least read "Ragtime in Simla". Otherwise you may not appreciate this book fully. Cleverly writes outstanding thrillers and this is no exception. This one is laid not in India but in Paris during the late 1920s when Josephine Baker and jazz ruled. Into this setting enter Joe, Sir George Jardine and the fascinating Alice Conyers -- all old India hands. And they become involved, one way or another, with a series of bizarre, exotic murders. It ends as do Cleverly's other books -- very cleverly. If you like historic police procedurals set in interesting times, you will thoroughly enjoy "Folly du Jour."
Joe arrives in Paris ready to attend an Interpol conference and deliver a paper, but his plans are immediately changed when his friend Sir George Jardine is accused of murder. Now acting as Commander Sandilands and assisted by the familiar Bonnefoye, Joe must find the murder before Jardine pays the price for a crime he didn't commit. The twists and turns in Folly du Jour made it a wonderful Sandilands mystery. I definitely recommend it.
In a letter to the reader at the beginning of Folly du Jour, the seventh installment of the Joe Sandilands series, Barbara Cleverly confesses that is she could travel in time she would choose to go to Paris during the 1920s (in case she couldn't get back, she'd wouldn't mind being stuck there).

To that end, there is a bit of wish-fulfillment in this installment and I don't think I'd recommend it as an introduction to the series. But I would recommend reading it.

Folly du Jour serves as a wonderful, glossy tour of Post World War I France. In its pages we witness Charles Lindbergh's landing in Paris, hear tantalizing comments about Josephine Baker's banana dance (and get to see one of her performances!), hear all about how Louis Armstrong is playing at a jazz club and even get treated to a possible resurgence of the French apache street gangs (pronounced apachu).

Fortunately, Cleverly is a skilled enough that none of these events seem too forced and all eventually become credibly relevant to the mystery at hand, with the exception of Lindbergh's landing (but who can blame a historical fiction writer of any genre for including that event? After all, it's Lindbergh's landing in Paris! And when in Paris...).

Cleverly's plot includes a femme fatale, a mastermind that surprised even me, a veteran armchair sleuth, and a fantastic, satisfying ending confrontation. Sandilands is joined by his friend and French counterpart, a character I wouldn't mind seeing more of in the future.

The gentleman diplomat who is wrongly accused of murder, Sir George Jardine, is equally affable company.

Where most authors would run a risk of doing too much with too many people, Cleverly manages to create a smooth, but engrossing, read. But be warned -- it is somehow lighter, more "fun" than some of the earlier books in this series, although the murder and cause are brutal. One glimpses some parts of the seedy Paris underground, but doesn't get to be in it. Everything feels like it has been polished to a bright shine and airbrushed with the author's own nostalgia.

And, oddly, Cleverly seems positively obsessed with the word "louche." Don't get me wrong, that is a great word that Cleverly has perfect opportunity to use. But it seemed to crop up at least once every few chapters. It's was such a surprising, rookie mistake it was a tad distracting.

Again, however, the story doesn't suffer for this. That being said, I would like to see more on the character development, long-term plot arc front. There was an awkward coffee with a certain lady in the last book...

But then, I suppose that's why we read mystery series, isn't it?