Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Merlot Murders by Ellen Crosby

Recovering from a car injury two years before, Lucie Montgomery receives the news that her father has died - accidentally. Returning to her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Lucie is immediately surrounded by old family pressures. The family winery is failing and her brother and sister want to sell it. Soon the only holdout along with her is also killed and Lucie begins to wonder if she is next. And who should she suspect?

A quick read, this book none-the-less has interesting characters and a fun setting. Like most books that are the first in a series, a time was spent setting up the characters and their background. I enjoyed learning more about that area of Virginia and found the mystery intriguing. Perhaps best read with a glass of wine in hand?

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