A small town college professor puts a school trip to Paris on hold to catch a killer "in this clever academic mystery" (Publishers Weekly).

Professor Emmaline Prather is an English teacher by trade and a Francophile at heart. This semester, she'll finally travel to Paris, along with her French colleague, André Duman, as faculty chaperones on a student trip. But before she can utter her first bonjour, a teacher dies, the plane is grounded in Minneapolis, and Em must return to Copper Bluff, South Dakota, with an unstamped passport and a crime to solve.

When André becomes the prime suspect, Em is determined to clear his name and find out who really killed their spring break plans. With thirteen travelers assembled, the possibilities are varied and villainous. Luckily, her dear friend and sidekick, Lenny Jenkins, is there to sort through the conflicting clues while "unique personalities abound and include more than one red herring" (RT Book Reviews).