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FRENCH BINGO
Ideas of titles

updated 10/26/2016

A1: WITH A FRENCH WORD IN THE TITLE

1.  Mon amie américaine, by Michèle Halberstadt
2. Constellation, by Adrien Bosc
3. Murder on the Quai, by Cara Black
4. Charlatan, by Kate Braithwaite
5. The Madonna of Notre Dame, by Alexis Ragougneau
6. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara

A2: YA BOOK SET IN FRANCE

1. The Sword of the Maiden, by Kathleen C. Perrin

A3: MYSTERY/THRILLER SET IN FRANCE

1. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
2. Chergui’s Child, by Jane Riddell
3. Late Harvest Havoc, by Alaux and Balen
4. The Islanders, by Pascal Garnier
5. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
6. Messandrierre, by Angela Wren
7. Too Close to the Edge, by Pascal Garnier
8. Tainted Tokay, by Alaux and Balen
9. Murder on the Quai, by Cara Black
10. The Eskimo Solution, by Pascal Garnier
11. The Paris Librarian, by Mark Pryor
12. Time and Regret, by M. K. Tod
13. The Madonna of Notre Dame, by Alexis Ragougneau
14. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara
15. The Dark Vineyard, by Martin Walker
16. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

A4: PLAY BY A FRENCH AUTHOR

1. Lacombe Lucien, by Patrick Modiano

A5: WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER ON THE COVER

1. Murder on the Quai, by Cara Black
2. The President’s Hat, by Antoine Laurain
3. Ransacking Paris, by Patti Miller
4. Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, by Agnès Martin-Lugand
5. The Paris Librarian, by Mark Pryor
6. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara
7. French Rhapsody, by Antoine Laurain
8. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

B1: NON FICTION ABOUT FRANCE

1. Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris
2. Towards the Endless Day, by Olga Lossky
3. Joan of Arc, by Lili Wilkinson
4. Letter to D, by André Gorz
5. Ransacking Paris, by Patti Miller

B2: PART OF A FRENCH SERIES

1. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
2. Late Harvest Havoc, by Alaux and Balen
3. Tainted Tokay, by Alaux and Balen
4. The Dark Vineyard, by Martin Walker
5. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

B3: WITH ‘PARIS’ IN THE TITLE

1. Ransacking Paris, by Patti Miller
2. The Paris Librarian, by Mark Pryor
3. The Race for Paris, by Meg Waite Clayton
4. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara

B4: FANTASY BOOK SET IN FRANCE

1. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

B5: BY A FRENCH FEMALE AUTHOR

1. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
2. Couple Mechanics, by Nelly Alard
3. Towards the Endless Day, by Olga Lossky
4. Mon amie américaine, by Michèle Halberstadt

C1: CHILDREN BOOK SET IN FRANCE

1. Joan of Arc, by Lili Wilkinson

C2: ROMANCE SET IN FRANCE

1. Letter to D, by André Gorz
2. Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, by Agnès Martin-Lugand
3. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

C3: FRENCH BOOK MADE INTO A MOVIE

1. Late Harvest Havoc, by Alaux and Balen
2. Tainted Tokay, by Alaux and Balen

C4: WITH FAMOUS FRENCH PERSON IN THE TITLE

1. The Sword of the Maiden, by Kathleen C. Perrin
2. Joan of Arc, by Lili Wilkinson
3. The President’s Hat, by Antoine Laurain

C5: WITH A PLOT INVOLVING FRENCH WINE

1. Late Harvest Havoc, by Alaux and Balen
2. Tainted Tokay, by Alaux and Balen
3. The Dark Vineyard, by Martin Walker

D1: WITH ‘FRANCE’ IN THE TITLE

D2: WITH A FRENCH CITY/REGION IN THE TITLE

1. The Rivals of Versailles, by Sally Christie
2. The Race for Paris, by Meg Waite Clayton
3. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara

D3: HUMOROUS BOOK ABOUT FRANCE

1. Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris

D4: LITERARY NOVEL SET IN FRANCE

1. Couple Mechanics, by Nelly Alard
2. Mon amie américaine, by Michèle Halberstadt
3. Villa Triste, by Patrick Modiano
4. The President’s Hat, by Antoine Laurain
5. French Rhapsody, by Antoine Laurain
6. The Black Notebook, by Patrick Modiano

D5: BOOK WRITTEN (AND READ) IN FRENCH

1. La Cache, by Christophe Boltanski
2. Le collier rouge, by Jean-Christophe Rufin
3. Pars vite et reviens tard, by Fred Vargas
4. Meursault, contre-enquête, by Kamel Daoud

E1: HISTORICAL NOVEL SET IN FRANCE

1. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
2. The Queen of the Night, by Alexander Chee
3. The Sword of the Maiden, by Kathleen C. Perrin
4. The Rivals of Versailles, by Sally Christie
5. Constellation, by Adrien Bosc
6. Charlatan, by Kate Braithwaite
7. Time and Regret, by M. K. Tod
8. The Race for Paris, by Meg Waite Clayton
9. Death at the Paris Exposition, by Frances McNamara
10. The Witch of Painted Sorrows, by M.J. Rose

E2: TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

1. The Lady Agnès Mystery, by Andrea Japp
2. Couple Mechanics, by Nelly Alard
3. Late Harvest Havoc, by Alaux and Balen
4. How’s the Pain? by Pascal Garnier
5. The Islanders, by Pascal Garnier
6. Towards the Endless Day, by Olga Lossky
7. How To Talk About Places You’ve Never Been, by Pierre Bayard
8. Too Close to the Edge, by Pascal Garnier
9. Mon amie américaine, by Michèle Halberstadt
10. Tainted Tokay, by Alaux and Balen
11. Villa Triste, by Patrick Modiano
12. Lacombe Lucien, by Patrick Modiano
13. Constellation, by Adrien Bosc
14. Letter to D, by André Gorz
15. The President’s Hat, by Antoine Laurain
16. The Eskimo Solution, by Pascal Garnier
17. Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, by Agnès Martin-Lugand
18. The Madonna of Notre Dame, by Alexis Ragougneau
19. French Rhapsody, by Antoine Laurain
20. The Black Notebook, by Patrick Modiano

E3: WITH FRENCH FOOD/DISH IN THE TITLE

E4: WITH THE WORD ‘FRENCH’ IN THE TITLE

1. French Rhapsody, by Antoine Laurain

E5: ABOUT EXPAT LIFE IN FRANCE

 

OTHER IDEAS

You can contact me if you have any question or if you are looking for titles.
You can find great ideas here:

• My own 2016 list
• the titles I have read for 2015,
• my French list for 2014
• my list for 2013.
• Books read by bloggers who did the French challenge in 2015 You can find also great titles on France Book Tours – all the books there fit this challenge!
• If you are a Goodreads member, you can access my France shelf.

There’s also
a Goodreads page for our Challenge!

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