Bravo, what an excellent start to a new series! A brilliant cosy mystery that's full of fashion and intrigue. Abigail Dixon is a fantastic character - strong, sassy and confidant. She's well supported by a great cast of interesting characters including her friend Vivian, the delightful Paul Joubert, and the enigmatic Inspector Deschamps. I'm really looking forward to reading about more of Abigail's adventures!
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Paris - the 20’s - high fashion - all of the sparkly glamour and romance of the City of Lights is found in this new Nancy Warren book. Abigail Dixon experiences the most tragic start to a new country and job that any young, single girl could imagine - becoming the prime suspect in a murder case!

Nancy Warren’s Parisian details and references are perfection. The reader can really immerse themself into Abby’s world. Many fascinating characters are introduced, but not too many as to be overwhelming. The last 3/4 of the book picked up in intensity and action so much, I didn’t want to put it down! The unveiling of the murderer was incredible! All of the characters’ backstories were revealed. Their inner-connectedness was jaw dropping and I felt strong Clue or Poirot vibes.
Now I’m eagerly waiting for the second book to see what happens to this fascinating cast of characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the eARC to enjoy and review!

coming-of-age, 1925, Paris, newspapers, family-drama, family-history, famous-persons, relatives, first-in-series, amateur-sleuth, murder-investigation, verbal-humor, situational-humor, local-law-enforcement, friends, friendship, frustration, journalism, journalist*****

Abigail's mother died of illness, her father remarried to a greedy woman, then shot himself when she told him she was divorcing him. Devastated, she met with her father's best friend who sent her to the Paris branch of his Chicago newspaper to learn to be a reporter. In Paris less than a week, Abigail finds that greedy woman stabbed to death in a fashionable salon. The Flic are watching her closely as she is their (only?) suspect. She learns sleuthing rather quickly and is aided by the couturier, a youngish Hemmingway and her roommate with some VERY interesting situations. Excellent cozy!
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A fun and interesting cosy historical mystery, introducing Abby Dixon as an American reporter newly moved to Paris, and accused of murdering her stepmother at a Paris Fashion House. The characters are enjoyable, and a nicely paced plot plus a budding love interest mean I’m looking forward to reading the next book!

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review.

Yet another new author for me, and what a delight! Set in 1925 Paris, there is the overhang of the war yet the twenties sparkle is starting. Abigail wants to be a real reporter, but gets entangled in the fashion industry when she discovers her stepmother's body on the floor of a famous fashion house. As the secrets get unraveled, we also meet luminaries of the time like Hemingway and Coco Chanel. The plot was well crafted , with enough twists and turns to keep the reader on their toes. This was a most entertaining read, and it finished with a tantalising clue as to the next instalment, which I intend to read. Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for an ARC to freely review.

1925 and Abby Dixon comes hot foot to Paris, from Chicago, in the hope of becoming a hot-shot feminine news reporter but finds herself delegated to, err, fashion. It is Paris after all. She has no interest in fashion, make-up and all that jazz, but, needs must, and she heads for the couturier Paul Joubert house of fashion for an interview. She finds a dead body there, freshly stabbed; naturally it's her hateful and hated step-mother from whom she's been estranged for a long time. She's convinced that the police are about to arrest her for murder so sets out to uncover the perpetrator, naturally. She has a whole set of intriguing characters around her - her flat-mate who is delighted that Abby is becoming chic, Paul taking her as his muse, providing delicious gowns for her to wear and try to win back clients who have moved on because they didn't like the idea of shhh, murder. Most of the characters are rich, socialites having fun now that WW1 is over and there are interesting details about the back biting, chasing rich marriages and high life at the time. The seamstresses at Paul's house either support Abby or hate her apparently. Dodgy characters follow her, there is an enigmatic detective too, not to mention seances and spy rings. Turns out that the step-mother was not quite who she'd been pretending to be all these years, who would have thought that? A story that keeps the reader going, twisty and thoughtful and I look forward to Abby's (and Henri's) next murder mystery. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

3.5 stars
A fun cosy mystery set in 1925 Paris? What more can you ask for.

Newly arrived in Paris and hoping to make her mark as a hard-hitting journalist covering exploited factory workers or suffragettes, Abby Dixon is dismayed to discover she is forced to only cover society events. On her first assignment at a fashion house she's shocked to discover her stepmother Lillian there and worst still, becomes the prime suspect when Abby discovers Lillian dead.

It's up to Abby to play the game and become a fashion muse, leaning heavily into 'plucky girl reporter facing the gallows' in order to clear her name. In doing so Abby finds herself meeting everyone from Coco Chanel to Ernest Hemingway. Abby discovers a whole other side of her personality which was enjoyable. I only wish that at the end of the book she doesn't fight to cover both the fashion/society with the topics that interested her. Why limit herself? I also found the real life people took me out of the story and wish that Nancy Warren created fictional versions instead.

Overall this was a lot of fun, easy to read and the mystery was compelling enough I honestly couldn't guess who was the culprit. I look forward to more in this series.

Thanks to Storm and NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC of Murder at the Paris Fashion House in exchange for an honest and independent review.

Nancy Warren's, Murder at the Paris Fashion House, truly has a way of allowing you to easily slip back in time to 1925 Paris. Filled with beautiful couture fashion houses, ballet performances, non-existent prohibition (much unlike America at the time), and flourishing dance clubs lies a dazzling murder mystery for the ages, all fragranced in Chanel No.5.

Abigail Dixon, a Chicago based journalist who has escaped to Paris in hopes of escaping her past. finds herself in a middle of an unfortunate circumstance when she discovers her stepmother stabbed to death at a Paris fashion house, where she just so happens to be doing an interview for The Post. Honestly, what terrible luck! She quickly deduces that she is in fact the prime suspect in the murder investigation, as it's no secret that Abby's stepmother doesn't rank very high on the list of Abbie's favorite people. In order to save her precious American head from being brought to the guillotine, Abigail must work quickly to solve the murder before she finds her life on the line next.

Linked arm in arm with a team of the most precarious side kicks a girl could ask for, Abigail takes Paris fashion by storm, befriending the head of the fashion house in order to bolster both hers and his reputation in society after both of their tragic demises, and it pays off in spades. Abigail quickly rises to Paris's new "it girl" overnight and begins to put the pieces of this murder mystery together, in hopes of proving her own innocence. Armed with the best of couture styles, a razor sharp bob, and a plucky girl intuition, Abigail takes on Paris in an unexpected way that had me quickly turning the pages to see what surprises would await.

I really enjoyed this spin on a Paris murder mystery. I loved the main character and the relationships she forms with some of the most unusual characters. The plot development was wonderful and it was so great to see how all of the characters eventually linked together. I honestly cannot wait to see how this series continues as there was a hint of a pretty interesting love interest that I personally would like to explore. I guess I'll have to wait to find out, but mark my words, I will most definitely be picking up the next installment!

Murder at the Paris Fashion House was a very quick and easy read. I love these books because you can sit and enjoy every page. Really enjoy it with its lightness and easy feel. Especially after you have read a real heavy read that really took a lot out of you.

Abigail Dixon is an American journalist from Chicago and is sent to Paris. Who wouldn't want to go to Paris.? Well Abby was sent to Paris under sort of false pretense. She thought she was going to write about the plight of women. The struggles they have endured, the work they need to do. Yet she found out she was going to do puff pieces for the rich and women who really do not care about the struggle of women. Well her first assignment was to go to the Paul Jougerbt salon and report on his newest collection. Abby was not happy with this assignment but did not have a choice. Upon her arrival at the fashion house Abby found someone who she thought she left in Chicago. Her stepmother Lillian was in one of the dressing rooms. The same Lillian who tore Abby's family apart when she stole her father from her and her mother. That left her mother heartbroken and Abby filled with dislike for this women who also discarded her father when she was done with him. He shot himself and her mother died of a broken heart leaving Abby with no one. Then it happened a commotion that led all of the seamstresses wondering what could have happened. Then they find out along with Abby that Lillian had been murdered. Who would want this women dead? Abby was the one who found her could she have done it? Why?

Well now Abby takes us on the adventure of trying to find out who the real killer is. With the police have her at the top of the suspect list, how can she prove her innocence in a country where she has no friends, money or real alibi. Especially since she had a hostel history with the dead woman. Who can Abby trust? Who will help her try and clear her name while she uncovers who Lillian really was.

I truly enjoyed this story. Ms. Warren wrote a color story of fashion, royalty,murder and true friendship. Every page bought you to old Paris with a hint of old money and high fashion. I loved the character of Abby. She didn't give up, she took changes and sometimes got into situations that she was unable to gracefully get out of. The Inspector who watches her carefully is a little mysterious himself. Since this is book one in a series can he be a suitor for Abby? Will Abby still be involved in solving mysteries while still writing for the newspaper? Will she stay out of trouble or possibly cause more trouble.

Thank you Nancy Warren for a truly enjoyable read, which I read in one day. My thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC. I look forward to more adventures with Abigail Dixon and her friends. A 5 star mystery and I do not give out 5 stars that often.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the opportunity to read Murder at the Paris Fashion House by Nancy Warren. I loved this book! I can't wait to see what Abby is up to in the next book, and I'm hoping for a long running series.

Abigail Dixon, lately of Chicago, doesn't get the warmest welcome upon arriving in the City of Lights. She is relegated to writing for the women's section of the newspaper catering to expats, not given the hard news she knows she can write. But when she steps into a murder scene, and the dead woman is her despised stepmother, not only does she have quite the story, she's also the main suspect.

As Abby begins to unravel the world of couture and spy rings, she must also find her footing in her new hometown, as her love for Paris (I feel you, girl) battles against the murder charge that is heading her way. I make no secret of my love for Paris, and as a long time fan of Nancy Warren, I was delighted to be able to preview this book.

Oh la la! If the title, Murder at the Paris Fashion House, intrigues you even a little bit, then you need to buy this book. I thought, sure, the 20’s, Paris, couture, I’ll give this cozy mystery a try. I did not expect such a well-written, complex, and just plain fun novel.

Journalist, Abby Dixon, formerly of Chicago, moves to Paris to escape a family tragedy. Although she has a job working for a newspaper, she is relegated to writing about fashion and women’s issues when she really wants to write about more serious issues. She is at a fashion house for a story when she discovers her (wicked) stepmother stabbed in a couturier’s fitting room, and she becomes the prime suspect.

In the extremely entertaining quest to find the killer, we meet various personalities such as Ernest Hemingway and Coco Chanel. The name dropping isn’t cutesy but adds additional color to the story and the 20’s come alive in this book. There’s a bit of the lost generation, aristocratic expats, and the sad memories of World War One. However, there are also descriptions of Parisian jazz-age restaurants, clubs, and salons, as well a medium and seances, and a dreamy French police inspector.

This is apparently the first of a series, and I eagerly await the next installment. 5 Stars!

cozy mystery at its finest!!!!! i love a book that keeps the reader guessing, and this certainly met the criteria i look for!