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Madam, Will You Talk?
First published 1967 · 368 pages
A sun-drenched, breathless chase across the South of France where glamorous travelogue meets heart-pounding romantic suspense.
What it feels like
This classic romantic suspense novel feels like a glamorous, high-speed drive along the winding roads of Provence with the top down and a killer in the rearview mirror. It begins with the sun-warmed leisure of a mid-century European holiday before accelerating into a breathless, paranoid chase. The prose is lush and evocative, painting the parched French landscape and ancient ruins with the same sharp detail as the escalating tension. Readers are immersed in an atmosphere that is simultaneously elegant and perilous, anchored by a witty, capable heroine who finds herself drawn to a dangerously enigmatic man. It is a perfect escape for anyone who delights in vintage thrillers, atmospheric travelogues, and the intoxicating thrill of trusting the wrong person.
- Mood
- sun-drenched
- tense
- glamorous
- perilous
- atmospheric
- Tone
- witty
- observant
- suspenseful
- romantic
- breathless
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unexpected courage · the allure of danger · protective instincts · romantic awakening · trust and deception
- The writing
- Elegant and highly descriptive, seamlessly blending lush travelogue with sharp, suspenseful action.
- The arc
- From relaxed, sun-soaked anticipation to escalating paranoia and breathless romantic peril.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love vintage romantic suspense, lush European settings, and capable heroines who drive fast cars and fall for dangerous men.
Content notes
- murder
- child in peril
- gun violence
- manipulation
About the book
Widow Charity Selborne had been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with her old friend Louise - long, leisurely days under the hot sun, enjoying the beauty of the parched Provencal landscape. But when Charity arrived at a plush resort in the picturesque French resort town of Avignon, she had no way of knowing that she was to become the principal player in the last act of a strange and brutal tragedy. Most of it had already been played. There had been love--and lust--and revenge and fear and murder.
Very soon her dreams turn into a nightmare, when by befriending a terrified boy and catching the attention of his enigmatic, possibly murderous father, Charity has inadvertently placed herself center stage. She becomes enmeshed in the schemes of a gang of murderers, one of them a man with whom she is rapidly falling in love... And now the killer, with blood enough on his hands, was waiting in the wings.
Description from Open Library.
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