Death in the Vines
2013 • 304 pages

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Winery owner Olivier Bonnard is devastated when he discovers that a priceless cache of rare vintages has been stolen from his private cellar. Soon after, Monsieur Gilles d'Arras arrives at Aix-en-Provence's Palais de Justice to report another mysterious disappearance: his wife, Pauline, has vanished from their lavish apartment. Madame has always been as tough as nails, but in recent weeks she's been wandering around town in her slippers and crying for no reason. As the mistral arrives to temper the region's late-summer heat, Commissioner Paulik receives an urgent call from Bonnard: he's just found Pauline d'Arras dead in his vineyard. Verlaque and Bonnet are once again investigating in what will prove to be their most complicated case yet.


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7 primary books

#3 in Verlaque and Bonnet

Verlaque and Bonnet is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by M.L. Longworth.

#1
Death at the Château Bremont a Verlaque and Bonnet mystery
#2
Murder in the Rue Dumas
#3
Death in the Vines
#4
Murder on the Île Sordou
#5
The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne

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I am devouring this series. Aix is beyond intoxicating. This would easily be a 4.5 or higher if one of the twists hadn't been so easily detected. Maybe I am being nitpicky. Regardless, the series continues to delight and I was ready for the next as soon as I closed the cover.

May 15, 2023

This is definitely the weakest of the series thus far-I found the conclusion rather ridiculous and probably wouldn't continue if I hadn't started with the most recent book in the series.

October 7, 2017

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