Death in Provence: a novel
(Book)
Description
"It's love at first sight when Penelope Kite sees Le Chant d'Eau--The Song of Water--the stone farmhouse tucked high in the hills above the Luberon valley, complete with a garden, swimming pool, and sweeping mountain vistas. For years, Penelope put her unfaithful ex-husband and her ungrateful stepchildren first. Since taking early retirement from her job in forensics at the Home Office in England, she's been an unpaid babysitter and chauffeur for her grandchildren. Now, she's going to start living for herself. Though her dream house needs major renovations, Penelope impulsively buys the property and moves to St. Merlot. But Penelope's daydreams of an adventurous life in Provence didn't include finding a corpse floating face down in her swimming pool. The discovery of the dead man plunges her headlong into a Provence stew of intrigue and lingering resentments simmering beneath the deceptively sunny village. Having worked in the forensics office, Penelope knows a thing or two about murder investigations. Tofind answers, she must carefully navigate between her seemingly ubiquitous, supercilious (and enviously chic) estate agent, the disdainful chief of police, and the devilishly handsome mayor--even as she finds herself tempted by all the delicacies the region has to offer. Thank goodness her old friend Frankie is just a flight away . . . and that Penelope is not quite as her new neighbors in St. Merlot believe"--
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Kent, S. (2019). Death in Provence: a novel. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kent, Serena. 2019. Death in Provence: A Novel. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kent, Serena, Death in Provence: A Novel. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kent, Serena. Death in Provence: A Novel. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Sep 10, 2025 11:41:23 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Sep 10, 2025 11:41:39 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 19, 2025 01:20:01 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 04021nam a2200481 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20250210224952.0 | ||
| 008 | 181012s2019 nyu e 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2018043841 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780062869852 |q (hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 006286985X |q (hardcover) | ||
| 037 | |b Harpercollins, 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132 |n SAN 200-2086 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d WD | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PR6111.E594 |b D43 2019 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 823/.92 |2 23 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Kent, Serena, |e author. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018059412 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Death in Provence : |b a novel / |c Serena Kent. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, |c 2019. | |
| 300 | |a 350 pages ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Penelope Kite series ; |v #1 | |
| 520 | |a "It's love at first sight when Penelope Kite sees Le Chant d'Eau--The Song of Water--the stone farmhouse tucked high in the hills above the Luberon valley, complete with a garden, swimming pool, and sweeping mountain vistas. For years, Penelope put her unfaithful ex-husband and her ungrateful stepchildren first. Since taking early retirement from her job in forensics at the Home Office in England, she's been an unpaid babysitter and chauffeur for her grandchildren. Now, she's going to start living for herself. Though her dream house needs major renovations, Penelope impulsively buys the property and moves to St. Merlot. But Penelope's daydreams of an adventurous life in Provence didn't include finding a corpse floating face down in her swimming pool. The discovery of the dead man plunges her headlong into a Provence stew of intrigue and lingering resentments simmering beneath the deceptively sunny village. Having worked in the forensics office, Penelope knows a thing or two about murder investigations. Tofind answers, she must carefully navigate between her seemingly ubiquitous, supercilious (and enviously chic) estate agent, the disdainful chief of police, and the devilishly handsome mayor--even as she finds herself tempted by all the delicacies the region has to offer. Thank goodness her old friend Frankie is just a flight away . . . and that Penelope is not quite as her new neighbors in St. Merlot believe"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Divorced women |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102049 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Retired women |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010110952 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Dwellings |x Remodeling |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009123998 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Murder |x Investigation |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107761 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women detectives |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113424 | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Provence (France) |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108889 | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |a Kent, Serena, author. |t Death in Provence |d New York, NY : Harper, 2019 |z 9780062869876 |w (DLC) 2018049722 |
| 800 | 1 | |a Kent, Serena. |t Penelope Kite ; |v #1. | |
| 907 | |a .b26025450 | ||
| 945 | |y .i62420975 |i 22001562432 |l olaf |s - |h |u 28 |x 1 |w 0 |v 1 |t 2 |z 02-19-19 |r - |o - |a FIC KENT | ||
| 945 | |y .i62434974 |i 20503649111 |l guafm |s - |h |u 24 |x 1 |w 0 |v 7 |t 2 |z 02-21-19 |r - |o - |a X KENT | ||
| 945 | |y .i62482993 |i 31200500240360 |l hmafm |s - |h |u 24 |x 3 |w 3 |v 5 |t 2 |z 03-05-19 |r - |o - |a MY/KENT | ||
| 945 | |y .i62524318 |i 20702899913 |l braf |s - |h |u 16 |x 0 |w 0 |v 6 |t 2 |z 03-14-19 |r - |o - |a MYSTERY | ||
| 945 | |y .i62596664 |i 31216003984502 |l nhaf |s - |h |u 8 |x 0 |w 0 |v 3 |t 2 |z 03-30-19 |r - |o - |a Fiction Kent, Serena PENELOPE#1 | ||
| 945 | |y .i62673026 |i 21501112847 |l exaf |s - |h |u 19 |x 1 |w 0 |v 3 |t 2 |z 04-16-19 |r - |o - |a KENT | ||
| 945 | |y .i62870403 |i 32159002285001 |l oraf |s - |h |u 14 |x 0 |w 0 |v 2 |t 2 |z 05-30-19 |r - |o - |a Fiction Kent | ||
| 945 | |y .i6293983x |i 21707675241 |l waaf |s - |h |u 14 |x 0 |w 2 |v 4 |t 2 |z 06-14-19 |r - |o - |a KENT | ||
| 998 | |e - |d a |f eng |a br |a ex |a gu |a hm |a nh |a ol |a or |a wa | ||