Deeds Left Undone, Ellen Crosby
Deeds Left Undone, Ellen Crosby
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Deeds Left Undone

Author: Ellen Crosby

Series: Wine Country Mysteries

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/05/2025


Synopsis

When a vineyard accident during harvest season leaves Lucie Montgomery without a valuable employee, it's her worst nightmare. But before she can search for a replacement, there's more bad news: Paul Merchant, her winery manager's husband, is found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool.

Police rule Paul's death an accident, but his wife insists he was murdered because of his leadership of Don't Pave Paradise, a conservationist group lobbying to keep the region's beautiful country roads unpaved. And six weeks ago, Paul's predecessor also died under mysterious circumstances.

As Lucie is drawn into investigating Paul's death, she discovers more than one motive for the crime—and more than one person in their close-knit community who wanted Paul dead. And when she finds an old photo of a beautiful local heiress who died tragically in a fire eighty years ago among Paul's papers, she starts to wonder if the modern-day crime might have roots in the past.

Either way, someone is determined to make sure Lucie, who's agreed to continue the work of Don't Pave Paradise, hits a dead end before she even gets started. Even if it means committing murder. Again.

About Ellen Crosby

Ellen Crosby, former Washington Post freelance reporter, is the author of Moscow Nights, the Virginia Wine Country mysteries, and the Sophie Medina mystery series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on August 08, 2025

Ellen Crosby's Wine Country Mysteries are the perfect blend of lighter investigation, balanced side stories, complex stories, and beautiful character portraits. No gimmicks or exaggerated situations, generations of conflict exist in this small Virginia town, ripe with political and American history.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 11, 2025

In this thirteenth title in the Wine Country Mysteries series, vineyard owner Lucie becomes suspicious when the husband of the vineyard manager dies in an apparent pool drowning. Paul was heading up a conservationist group advocating to keep local country roads unpaved; his predecessor died mysterio......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on May 11, 2025

It has been three years since book 12 of the Wine Country Mysteries, so long that I thought maybe the series was over. To my great delight, Book 13, Deeds Left Undone, will be published in August 2025. To my even greater delight, I received an ARC of the book from NetGalley. And to my greatest delig......more

Goodreads review by Cozybooklady on March 28, 2025

#DeedsLeftUndone #NetGalley is an intense cozy mystery that had so many twists and turns, I kept reading until the last page. Lucie and her husband Quinn are harvesting the grapes at their vineyard when tragedy strikes. First, their employee has a horrible accident, keeping him out of work for an exte......more

Goodreads review by Jan on July 17, 2025

When is a tragic accident (or three) not accidental but carefully crafted murder. Lucie has a difficult time sorting through the politics and confrontations that make up conservationists against concrete progress. The plot twists were so sneaky and diabolical! Really enjoyed this mystery but want to......more