A crime wave jolts Aix-en-Provence in the third delightful Verlaque and Bonnet mystery. -- The New York Times Book Review.
A reader might be forgiven for feeling woozy.
So many bottles, so many lovely views.
But we\'re here to taste the wines.
Judge Antoine Verlaque, the sleuth in this civilized series, discharges his professional duties with discretion.
Longworth masterfully evokes the sights, sounds, and tastes of late-summer Provence, where the mistral blows and Death springs up in the most unexpected places.
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In her riveting follow-up to Death at the Chateau Bremont and Murder in the Rue Dumas , M.
Fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, Francophiles, and foodies alike will adore this captivating whodunit.
Verlaque and Bonnet are once again investigating, in what will prove to be their most complicated case yet.
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.
Madame has always been as tough as nails, but in recent weeks she\'s been wandering around town in her slippers, crying for no reason.
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.
When theft escalates to murder at a French vineyard, a crime wave sweeps over the tranquil town of Aix-en-Provence Proven al Mystery Series #3 Winery owner Olivier Bonnard is devastated when he discovers that a priceless cache of rare vintages has been stolen from his private cellar.
Readers are sure to adore this who-done-it, in which Longworth evokes the sights and sounds of late-summer Provence, where the mistral blows and Death comes in the most unexpected places.
A crime wave jolts Aix-en-Provence in the third delightful Verlaque and Bonnet mystery
