Photos » Inspiration - Amuse Bouche
This is a set of photographs that inspired specific scenes, locales and/or storylines for the first Russell Quant mystery, Amuse Bouche, published in 2003.
Amuse Bouche: A Russell Quant Mystery #1 2003 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel Finalist
2003 ReLit Award shortlist
2nd Printing Mass Paperback (2005)
2004 CNIB version, narrated by John Lane
2010 Translation into Turkish: Ara Sicak (Sel Yayincilik)
2011 Release of New Edition (with Author's foreward) ISBN: 978-1-55483-020-6
ISBN: 1-894663-91-8; ISBN 13: 978-1-894663-91-5
A gay wedding gone bad. A missing groom. An unsullied reputation at risk. Enter Russell Quant, cute, gay and a rookie private detective. With a nose for good wine and bad lies, Quant is off to France on his first big case. From the smudgy streets of Paris, he cajoles and sleuths his way to the pastel-coloured promenade of Sanary-sur-Mer.
Back in Saskatoon, Quant comes face to face with a client who may be the bad guy, a quarry who turns up in the most unexpected place and a cast of colourful suspects: the vile sister, the best friend, the colleague, the ex-lover, the lawyer, the priest, the snoopy neighbour—are they involved? Or is someone else lurking in the shadows? As he works through his case, Quant juggles his detective gig with the responsibilities of a personal life brimful of captivating personalities.
Chapter 4 "I dropped my bags and fell in love.";
Tracking Tom Osborne - Chapter 4
La Treille Muscat Restaurant and Hotel, Cliousclat, France
Chapter 5 "Sanary is a charming seaside town..."
Arriving in Sanary - Chapter 5
Return to Sanary-sur-Mer, France
Chapter 5 "...arranged by an artist creating the perfect palette." Flirting with Mr. Smoldering Eyes - Chapter 5
Herb in Sanary-sur-Mer, Provence, France