Death in the Vines
By: M.L. Longworth
Series: A Verlaque and Bonnet Provencal mystery
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780143122449
Subjects: Women law teachers; Judges; Murder; Investigation; Fiction
Description: 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 and 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.