Boston girl Molly Sutton moves to a village in France to heal after a divorce--but then a girl goes missing. Follow the intrepid expat as she uncovers secrets and chases down murderers in charming Castillac, eating a few pastries along the way.
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“Yes, mademoiselle, how may I help?” asked Thérèse Perrault, who had joined the tiny Castillac police force a few months ago.
“It’s, well, I’m at Degas,” the young woman said, meaning the prestigious art school in the village.
Perrault waited. She was already so weary of dealing with nothing but traffic violations and lost dogs, she hardly dared hope this call would turn into something more intriguing.
“My roommate is—she’s missing. I haven’t seen her since yesterday, I’m getting worried.”
“May I ask your name?”
“Maribeth Donnelly.”
“American?”
“Yes.”
“And your roommate’s name?”
“Her name is Amy Bennett. She’s British. She just wouldn’t run off without saying anything to anyone.”
Perrault was scribbling notes. “I understand. Have you notified anyone at the school?”
“Professeur Gallimard. She didn’t show up to his class.”
“Exactly how long has she been missing?”
“She never came back to the dorm last night, and I haven’t seen her all day.”
“It’s not even twenty-four hours,” said Perrault, her tone sympathetic. “I’m afraid the gendarmerie only actively searches for missing minors—can you tell me how old Amy is?”
“She’s nineteen. I’m sorry,” said Maribeth. “I don’t know what the procedures here are or anything. I don’t want to sound like a flake, officer—but I…I have a bad feeling.”
Officer Perrault told her that almost always these situations resolve themselves happily. She asked if Amy had a boyfriend, if she had a car, if she had access to money—and she carefully wrote down Maribeth’s answers.
Before calling her boss, Chief Dufort, on his cell, Thérèse Perrault took a moment to think through everything Maribeth Donnelly had told her. It was only an impression—but Perrault trusted her. She grinned and then looked chastened, thrilled that something had finally happened in the village of Castillac now that she was on the force, and then guilty for being so excited about someone’s else’s potential tragedy.
Everyone in the village knew about the two other women who had disappeared without a trace. The first one, Valérie Boutillier, had been part of the reason Perrault had pursued a career in law enforcement. Perrault had followed the investigation closely and tried to puzzle out what had happened.
No body had ever been found, nor even any evidence of wrongdoing. But Thérèse had no doubt someone had killed Valérie Boutillier—no doubt at all.
Valérie had not been the only one. And now there was another.
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Keep reading The Third Girl if you enjoy French village life, rich characters you'd want to know, and suspense that won't give you a heart attack.
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