num_pages: 289
description: A crime wave jolts Aix-en-Provence in the third delightful Verlaque and Bonnet mystery Fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri mystery lovers Francophiles and foodies will adore this who-done-it with a beautiful European setting. In her riveting follow-up to Death at the Chateau Bremont and Murder in the Rue Dumas M. L. Longworth evokes the sights and sounds of late-summer Provence where the mistral blows and death comes in the most unexpected places. Olivier Bonnard the owner of Domaine Beauclaire winery is devastated when he discovers the theft of a priceless cache of rare vintages. Soon after Monsieur Gilles dArras reports that his wife Pauline has vanished from their lavish apartment. As Judge Antoine Verlaque and Commissioner Paulik tackle the case (with a little help from Marine Bonnet) they receive an urgent call: Bonnard has just found Madame dArrasdead in his vineyard.
language: English
title: Death in the Vines
publisher: Penguin Books