Book: Mayhem in Margaux (Winemaker Detective Mysteries book #6) by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen with translations by Sally Pane
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now in print, Available in digital edition: May 14, 2015
Publisher: Le French Book
Description:
It's summer in Bordeaux. There's a heat wave, the vineyards are suffering, vintners are on edge, and wine expert Benjamin Cooker's daughter is visiting. A tragic car accident draws the Winemaker Detective and his assistant Virgile into a case where the stakes are very personal, and they uncover some dirty secrets hiding behind the robe of some of Bordeaux's finest grand cru classe wines from Margaux.
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This time around wine expert Benjamin Cooker was not only trying to solve a mystery (with trusted assistant Virgile) but also trying to find a way to keep his clients' grape vines from suffering from the heat wave as well as try to spend time with wife Elisabeth and their daughter Margaux, who was visiting from New York.
However things became even more complicated when Margaux got hurt in a car accident while out on a date with Antoine Rinetti, an up-and-coming hotshot manager for the Gayraud-Valrose estate. When it appears the accident was indeed sabotage, Benjamin wasn't just going to sit back and do nothing, he must know who was behind it.
This sixth book makes up for all the disappointment I had with the fifth book because it was a joy to read. The cozy mystery was engaging with Cooker and his assistant Virgile trying to figure out who had tampered with Rinetti's sport car.
For anyone not familiar with this series but is thinking of giving it a read this is a good book to start with. It's well-written and easy to follow along. As per usual there is always a little bit of historical information included throughout the story usually told Benjamin Cooker.
Food, Family, Friendship and France a cozy mystery fit for Francophiles.
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