The Merlot Murders

The Merlot Murders
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2007-07-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416536043

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Lucie Montgomery is the only member of her family opposed to the sale of the family's vineyard, and therefore the next possible victim of a greedy murderer.

The French Paradox

The French Paradox
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448304962

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Lucie Montgomery's discovery of her grandfather's Parisian romance unlocks a series of shocking secrets in the gripping new Wine Country mystery. In 1949, during her junior year abroad in Paris, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis bought several inexpensive paintings of Marie-Antoinette by a little-known 18th century female artist. She also had a romantic relationship with Virginia vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery's French grandfather - until recently, a well-kept secret. Seventy years later, Cricket Delacroix, Lucie's neighbor and Jackie's schoolfriend, is donating the now priceless paintings to a Washington, DC museum. And Lucie's grandfather is flying to Virginia for Cricket's 90th birthday party, hosted by her daughter Harriet. A washed-up journalist, Harriet is rewriting a manuscript Jackie left behind about Marie-Antoinette and her portraitist. She's also adding tell-all details about Jackie, sure to make the book a bestseller. Then on the eve of the party a world-famous landscape designer who also knew Jackie is found dead in Lucie's vineyard. Did someone make good on the death threats he'd received because of his controversial book on climate change? Or was his murder tied to Jackie, the paintings, and Lucie's beloved grandfather?

The Vineyard Victims

The Vineyard Victims
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466888105

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The death of a former presidential candidate in a fiery car crash at her Virginia vineyard has ties to a thirty year-old murder, as well as to Lucie Montgomery’s own near fatal accident ten years ago, as she searches for a killer who now may be stalking her. When Jamison Vaughn—billionaire real estate mogul, Virginia vineyard owner, and unsuccessful U.S. presidential candidate—drives his gold SUV into a stone pillar at the entrance to Montgomery Estate Vineyard, Lucie Montgomery is certain the crash was deliberate. But everyone else in Atoka, Virginia is equally sure that Jamie must have lost control of his car on a rain-slicked country road. In spite of being saddled with massive campaign debts from the recent election, Jamie is seemingly the man with the perfect life. What possible reason could he have for committing suicide . . . or was it murder? Before long Lucie uncovers a connection between Jamie and some of his old friends—an elite group of academics—and the brutal murder thirty years ago of a brilliant PhD student. Although a handyman is on death row for the crime, Lucie soon suspects someone else is guilty. But the investigation into the two deaths throws Lucie a curve ball when someone from her own past becomes involved, forcing her to confront old demons. Now the race to solve the mystery behind the two deaths becomes intensely personal as Lucie realizes someone wants her silenced . . . for good. The Vineyard Victims is a nominee for the 2018 Mary Higgins Clark Award.

The Vineyard Victims

The Vineyard Victims
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250076625

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Suspecting foul play when a real estate mogul and failed presidential candidate commits suicide, winemaker Lucie Montgomery discovers a connection between the victim, his circle of academic elites and the 25-year-old murder of a brilliant PhD student.

Red Like Wine

Red Like Wine
Author: Joseph Finora
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2013-09-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1483686264

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Red Like Wine, The North Fork Harbor Vineyard Murders, is a sometimes comical, always intriguing mystery fermenting in quaint North Fork Harbor on eastern Long Island, NY - an area transitioning from farming-and-fishing village to wine-based, tourist destination. But as city crime writer Vin Gusto and his former girlfriend, photographer Shanin Blanc discover, more than wine is being made at the vineyard. When a renown but reclusive winemaker turns up dead in a vat of his own juice, Vin and Shanin try to solve the crime and repair their relationship and careers amid the murders and mayhem.

Murder in the Wine Country

Murder in the Wine Country
Author: Janet Finsilver
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1516104269

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Curl up with a glass of merlot and travel to California wine country, where a sweet, unsuspecting town becomes the site of mischief and murder… This is a cozy mystery that will check all your boxes: a charming bed and breakfast, a clever heroine and a lovable cattle dog named Rex…you are sure to fall for this series! Weeding out killers wasn’t part of the job description . . . Kelly Jackson, manager of the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast, is excited to participate in an event to raise awareness for the plight of struggling veterans in their Northern California coastal community. Local wineries are sponsoring tastings, and to prepare for a culinary competition, professional chefs will forage for wild edible greens. Kelly plans to come along, despite a warning to beware of poachers, who have been stealing the highly valued succulent Dudleya farinosa. The senior sleuths who call themselves the Silver Sentinels join forces with environmental activists known as the Succulent Saviors to thwart the poaching operation. When a consultant for the sale of a local winery is murdered, the poachers are suspected—but so is a wine merchant, Kelly's friend Phil. As Kelly and the Silver Sentinels attempt to root out the real killer, what she digs up might just put her permanently underground . . .

The Chardonnay Charade

The Chardonnay Charade
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2008-07-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416535985

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Struggling to safeguard her vineyard from an unusual late-season freeze, Lucie Montgomery discovers the body of a controversial local politician near her fields, a case during which a friend is wrongfully accused and Lucie confronts her feelings for a fractious winemaker. By the author of The Merlot Murders. Reprint.

How to Dine on Killer Wine

How to Dine on Killer Wine
Author: Penny Warner
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101587164

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Presley Parker’s event-planning business is the toast of San Francisco. But when she ventures into Napa Valley to oversee her first wine tasting, an unexpected death could leave a stain on her reputation.… For Presley Parker, a wine-tasting event at the boutique winery the Purple Grape is a job worth savoring. But she quickly discovers that, even in idyllic Napa Valley, local politics can have a bitter finish. JoAnne Douglas, president of the Green Grape Association environmental group, believes the wineries are damaging the local environment, and she’s determined to sabotage the event. But Presley manages to pull the party off without a hitch. Until JoAnne’s lifeless body is discovered under one of the tables…. JoAnne had plenty of enemies in the area, but all evidence points to Purple Grape owners Rob and Marie Christopher as the murderers. Now it’s up to Presley to clear their names before someone else gets corked. Includes wine-tasting party tips!

The Bordeaux Betrayal

The Bordeaux Betrayal
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2009-07-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 143911238X

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One year after taking over her family vineyard in Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains, Lucie Montgomery attends a historical wine lecture at Mount Vernon and is swept up in a mystery when the lecturer turns up dead.

Bitter Roots

Bitter Roots
Author: Ellen Crosby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780727891020

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Vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery's upcoming wedding to winemaker Quinn Santori is threatened by diseased grapevines, a catastrophic storm and the discovery of a dead body. But what especially troubles Lucie is why the victim had secretly arranged to meet Quinn - and whether Lucie's soon-to-be husband knows something he's not telling her.