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Title details for The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby - Available

The Merlot Murders

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by Ellen Crosby
P. J. Davis-Oran
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Lucie Montgomery's semi-estranged brother, Eli, calls her in France to tell her their father, Leland, has been killed in a hunting accident on the family's five-hundred-acre Virginia vineyard. But the vineyard is now shabby and run-down and her siblings want to sell it. Then Lucie's godfather tells her Leland's death was no accident. With her greedy brother, hell-raising sister, and a seemingly cut-rate vintner hired by Leland just before he died, all the suspects are disturbingly close to home. Unsure whom she can trust, Lucie must uncover the truth-and oversee a successful harvest-to save the vineyard she loves.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Wine Country Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 15, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792754770
      • File size: 261429 KB
      • Duration: 09:04:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Lucie Montgomery returns to the family vineyard in Virginia after spending two years recuperating from an accident, which has left her with a mangled leg, and cane-dependent. Her father has died, leaving an impossible debt, and no one to run the vineyard. Narrating the first-person account, P.J. Davis-Oran smoothly weaves details about wine-making without interfering with the unfolding events of two murders. She creates unique voices for numerous quirky characters and maintains them even when the characters are in heated arguments. With subtle inflection, she evokes Lucie's anger and grief over her injury, as well as family deaths, disgruntled siblings, and the burden of a ready harvest--all while Lucie tries to unmask the killer. K.A.T. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 12, 2006
      Like a fine wine, Crosby's debut is complex and intricate. Lucie Montgomery, an American ex-pat who's been holed up in France for two years, returns to her family's vineyard in the Virginia countryside after the death of her father in a supposed hunting accident. Once home, Lucie discovers that the vineyard is collapsing under huge debt; her brother, Eli, has turned into a materialistic jerk; her little sister has taken up with Lucie's ex; and her godfather, Fitz, has become a lush. When, on the heels of papa Montgomery's funeral, Fitz is found dead, Lucie's suspicions are stoked. These deaths were no accident, and suspects abound. Crosby, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post
      , has seamlessly woven in details about wine making and interesting historical tidbits about Thomas Jefferson's (unsuccessful) efforts to establish a wine industry in early Virginia. This is a terrific kickoff to what promises to be a highly satisfying new series.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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