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A quick trip to Paris turns into a dangerous murder hunt in 1936. Lady Georgiana Rannoch O’Mara may be cousin to King Edward VIII, but she and her husband, Darcy O’Mara, are poor and lucky to be living on an estate belonging to a relative. The pregnant Georgie, who’s finally over her morning sickness, jumps at the chance to go to Paris with Darcy and spend time with her best friend, Belinda, who’s apprenticing with Coco Chanel. Darcy has a hush-hush job, and Georgie always worries when he’s away, so she's especially happy that they won’t be separated. Once they settle in Paris, Darcy asks Georgie to do a little job for him picking up microfilm from Frau Goldberg, whose husband, a Jewish scientist, isn’t allowed to travel. Georgie enjoys spending time in the city with Belinda and her avant-garde friends. Since she’s modeled for Chanel before, though with disastrous results, she’s urged to model a dress Chanel designs to hide her pregnancy. The only good thing to come out of the experience is the chance it provides to get the microfilm from Frau Goldberg, who’s attending the fashion show with the ladies from a delegation that includes Georgie’s mother, who’s engaged to a wealthy German. After rude American Mrs. Rottenburger takes Frau Goldberg’s seat, Georgie finds the lady dead of cyanide poisoning. Was she the real target, or was it a case of mistaken identity? Georgie had better find out, for the French police think she’s the killer. The mystery is meager, but touring prewar Paris with Bowen's irresistible sleuth is a treat. Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.