num_pages: 267
description: The second in Nancy J. Parras Wine Country mysteries is sure to make fans of Ellen Crosby heady with delight.Which suspect drowned an inspector in the Zinfandel? Sonoma tour guide Taylor OBrian uncorks another intoxicating Wine Country mystery.Taylor OBrian founder of Off the Beaten Path takes small groups on wine country tours of romantic Sonoma County. Friends are everything in the tour business so Taylor is happy to guide investors to the winery owned by her friend Tim Slade. But vintage turns to vinegar when an FDA inspector is found floating face down in one of Tims vats of squished grapes. Tim is arrested on suspicion of murder and Taylor and her friends rally to prove his innocence. But its not an easy task especially since the winery proprietors acidic sense of humor tends to reap a harvest of sour grapes. Taylors investigation is withering on the vine until she discovers that Tims girlfriend Mandy is having an affair with a self-help guru. But before she has a chance to confront Mandy Taylor finds Tim standing over the body of the dead guru. This tart turn of events sends a bottle shock through Sonoma. Might Taylors friend really be a Zin-ful killer? If so could Taylor be the next victim? The tour guide and her friends come to realize that the true murderers scent is obscured by an unsavory bouquet of red herrings. A complex mystery designed to delight the palate of wine and cozy mystery enthusiasts alike Seven Deadly Zins is the second quirky installment in Nancy J. Parras Wine Country mysteries.
language: English
title: Seven Deadly Zins
publisher: Crooked Lane Books