Gustave's Investigations - Pastries and Peril - A funny, heartwarming and thrilling cozy mystery for lovers of cats and cakes (French Edition) Volume 2

Gustave's Investigations – Volume 2: Pastries and Peril.

Welcome to Tréboulec, a small coastal village where the salty air mingles with the aromas of sugar and butter.

Chantal Varnier thought she had escaped her past by inheriting a manor by the sea.
But that was without counting on Gustave, her detective cat with an infallible nose, and a pastry competition that takes a turn for the worse.

When a judge collapses after tasting a lemon tartlet, followed by the mysterious disappearance of the participants, Chantal and Gustave dive into a sweet… and deadly world. Between fierce rivalries, well-kept secrets, and chilling threats, the investigation promises to be as piquant as a dark chocolate ganache.

A funny, tender, and thrilling cozy mystery for lovers of cats, cakes… and well-crafted mysteries.

Review from La Librairie du Grimoire Ancien

Pastries and Peril, the second volume of Gustave's investigations, confirms Chantal Varnier's talent for the gourmet and mischievous cozy mystery. Self-published, this novel intensifies the atmosphere of the Breton village of Tréboulec while adding an irresistible culinary dimension.

The author masters the art of cozy suspense: a pastry competition that turns to drama, a judge poisoned by a lemon tartlet, participants who mysteriously disappear. Varnier skillfully weaves a narrative where fierce rivalries hide behind sweet smiles, and where every clue is as delicately balanced as a dark chocolate ganache.

Gustave, the detective cat with an infallible nose, definitively establishes himself as an endearing and perceptive character, worthy of the great feline investigators of literature. This second volume deepens the relationship between Chantal and her mustachioed companion while offering a thrilling plot without graphic violence. An ideal read for fans of gourmet cozy mysteries, clever cats, and coastal villages where secrets simmer gently.

— La Librairie du Grimoire Ancien