An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman

 I was browsing the Washington Library downtown and happened to see a bunch of books in this series, and they looked intriguing. Since I love Paris, I enjoy mysteries, and I love art, it seemed worth the risk! It was a cute little romp with some witty conversations and intrigue, but not enough for me to read any more of this. It worked to put me to sleep at night, so that's a good thing for my 3 AM wake ups... The main characters, Countess Harleigh and her husband, were fun and upbeat and indefatigable. Many of the others, though, were dark and villainous and not particularly interesting. It's too bad, because a lot of these are available... It's still worth the gamble, though, to try new authors. I will keep trying!