Death at the Château Bremont a Verlaque and Bonnet mystery

I wish the scale was 1 to 10. I would give this a 7 rating, so 3.5 here, which I can't do. A well-crafted story, interesting character development (that's important to me) and fun side action, with the wine and cigars and setting. And it's a quick escape kinda read. I will search for more in the series. Not perfect but enjoyable.