Champagne: The Farewell: 1 (Vengeance in the Vineyard Mysteries) - Softcover

Hubbard, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1464200793 ISBN 13: 9781464200793

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2012

Synopsis

NYPD detective Max Maguire flies to France to attend her friend Chloé Marceau's wedding in the Valley of the Marne in Champagne, an hour and a half east of Paris. She meets the older and urbane Olivier Chaumont, an examining magistrate, and experiences a fairy tale evening. But when Chloé's beautiful and successful aunt Léa de Saint-Pern, is found murdered after the wedding dinner, Max and Olivier are shocked back into their professional roles. But to Max's chagrin, Olivier is put in charge of the investigation. Olivier learns that several people were attempting to gain control of Léa's business at the time of her death. Quietly using the skills inherited from her detective dad, Max insinuates herself into the victim's family until their long-held secrets begin to spill out like marbles from an overturned dish....

About this title

Review:

""Champagne: The Farewell" has the character of a fine wine, sparkling and flavorful, with just a touch of malice." --Craig Johnson, author of "The Cold Dish" and "As the Crow Flies"

"agreeable debut" --"Publishers Weekly"

""Champagne: The Farewell" has the character of a fine wine, sparkling and flavorful, with just a touch of malice."

--Craig Johnson, author of "The Cold Dish" and "As the Crow Flies"

About the Author:

Janet Hubbard works as a writer and editor in Fayston, Vermont, and teaches fiction writing at the University of Vermont. This series is the result of annual trips to France over a twenty-year span to visit French friends, and a love of wine and the wine culture that led to extensive stays in some of the wine districts, including Champagne and Bordeaux.

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1464200793
• ISBN 13: 9781464200793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304