Diamond Brothers · BOOK 5 OF 8

The French Confection

By Anthony Horowitz · 2003 · Comic mystery · adventure · Older children and young teens

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Spoiler-free summary

A prize trip to Paris becomes another criminal caper packed with puns, peril and mistaken assumptions.

Paris. The pleasure lies in competence and incompetence and family partnership, shaped by a numbered instalment with its own central conflict and a continuing series arc..

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Can I start here?

Best read after Diamond Brothers 4; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.

What makes it different

Paris becomes a runway for verbal gags and criminal confusion, with Nick once again solving the case Tim thinks he understands.

Setting

Paris.

Content guidance

Comic peril, crime and occasional violence, presented for younger readers.

Why fans love itParis becomes a runway for verbal gags and criminal confusion, with Nick once again solving the case Tim thinks he understands.

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Continuity

The French Confection is volume 5 of 8 in Diamond Brothers. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.

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Official author: Anthony Horowitz — The French Confection ↗