Used. Paperback. M. L. Longworth’s sun-drenched Provençal series returns with a dash of danger when a chef’s ambitious courtyard expansion unearths historical bones and local hostility in Aix-en-Provence. As threatening letters mount and the courtyard's ancient fountain mysteriously dries up, newlyweds Verlaque and Bonnet must parse whether a centuries-old curse is claiming victims or if something far more mortal is afoot. Longworth serves up a savory slice of southern French atmosphere that pairs brilliantly with a glass of local red, though you might want to keep the lights on while reading about this culinary catastrophe.