Death in the VinesWhen theft escalates to murder at a French vineyard, a crime wave sweeps over the tranquil town of Aix-en-Provence Provençal Mystery Series #3 Watch the series! Murder in Provence is now on Britbox. Winery owner Olivier Bonnard is devastated when he discovers that a priceless cache of rare vintages has been stolen from his private cellar. 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. 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. 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. Verlaque and Bonnet are once again investigating, in what will prove to be their most complicated case yet. Fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, Francophiles, and foodies alike will adore this captivating whodunit. In her riveting follow-up to Death at the Chateau Bremont and Murder in the Rue Dumas, M. L. 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. “Judge Antoine Verlaque, the sleuth in this civilized series, discharges his professional duties with discretion. But we’re here to taste the wines. So many bottles, so many lovely views. A reader might be forgiven for feeling woozy.” —The New York Times Book Review |
Contents
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Section 2 | 17 |
Section 3 | 24 |
Section 4 | 44 |
Section 5 | 56 |
Section 6 | 65 |
Section 7 | 77 |
Section 8 | 92 |
Section 15 | 178 |
Section 16 | 195 |
Section 17 | 207 |
Section 18 | 216 |
Section 19 | 227 |
Section 20 | 237 |
Section 21 | 243 |
Section 22 | 249 |
Section 9 | 97 |
Section 10 | 107 |
Section 11 | 127 |
Section 12 | 138 |
Section 13 | 147 |
Section 14 | 168 |
Section 23 | 261 |
Section 24 | 270 |
Section 25 | 277 |
Section 26 | 291 |
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