The Chardonnay Charade, Ellen Crosby
The Chardonnay Charade, Ellen Crosby
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The Chardonnay Charade

Author: Ellen Crosby

Narrator: Christine Marshall

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/14/2007

Synopsis

Facing a freakish May freeze that threatens her vineyard, Lucie Montgomery is forced to hire a helicopter to fly over the vines warming the arctic air next to the grapes. But her luck in salvaging the harvest runs out when she discovers the body of Georgia Greenwood, a controversial local political candidate, lying near the fields. Georgia's husband Ross—Lucie's friend and doctor—immediately comes under suspicion. As the search for Georgia's killer escalates and grows more puzzling, Lucie crosses swords with her attractive but bull-headed winemaker Quinn Santori and confronts her own unwelcome feelings of jealousy over his new romance and job prospects. Then the suicide of a young vineyard worker appears to wrap up the murder investigation—or does it?

About Ellen Crosby

Ellen Crosby is the author of the Virginia Wine Country Mystery series and the Sophie Medina Mystery series, as well as the stand-alone novel Moscow Nights. She is a former freelance reporter for the Washington Post and was the Moscow correspondent for ABC Radio News and an economist at the US Senate.

About Christine Marshall

Christine Marshall is an actress, director, and designer living in Portland, Maine. She teaches for the Maine State Ballet and produces plays with her theater company, Mad Horse. In addition to audiobooks, she records the online version of the New Yorker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James

3 out of 5 stars to Ellen Crosby's The Chardonnay Charade, her second book in the "Wine Country Mysteries" series. I enjoy wine and I enjoy this series, but I found myself putting the book down a few times without any sense of urgency to get back to it. In the end, I am glad I read it and I will con......more

Goodreads review by Dennis

I do like reading about winemaking, and Virginia, and our heroine Lucie Montgomery for that matter. She’s obstreperous and reticent by turns, and it fits the complicated life she’s had so far. This plot was unnecessarily complicated, however, and Lucie puts it together in a fit of inspiration in the......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

I enjoyed this. Not the best or most interesting mystery book I've ever read but I really enjoy Lucie as a character and her interactions with Quinn and her family. (view spoiler)[I didn't suspect Georgia's husband Ross was the killer, although it was clear that Georgia's lover Randy didn't kill her and then commi (hide spoiler)]......more

Quotes

“Superb. Crosby delivers a fine mystery full of twists, realistic characters, and finely ladled suspense.” South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Crosby illustrates the tension between Virginia old money tradition and the less prosperous newcomers to one of the nation’s fastest growing areas. Some plot twists and romantic tension add body, developing into a smooth finish.” Publishers Weekly

“This second entry in Crosby’s series is nicely plotted and paced…A particular treat for oenophiles.” Booklist

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