Lanterns, Latin and Latte

So I'm finishing The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson which is lush, gothic, a ghost story and French (again with the French)  The re-work of chapter 26 of my book was a success.  Our San Francisco trip is coming up very fast so a re-read of Cara Black's Murder in the Latin Quarter is in order as we're discussing the book and meeting with Cara - which is going to be a lot of fun.  Now I'm off to my local Beans n Brews (never fear they're local first) with my laptop for a frozen coffee hopefully with an added dash of inspiration.