Cognac conspiracies
Subtitle: a winemaker detective mystery
By: Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen ; translated by Sally Pane
Contributors: Balen, Noël, 1959- author; Pane, Sally, translator
Series: The Winemaker detective series
Publisher: Le French Book
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781939474322; 9781939474346
Subjects: Conspiracies; Wine and wine making; Fiction
Work titles: Dernier coup de Jarnac
Description: The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in France face a hostile takeover by foreign investors. Renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to audit the books. In what he thought was a sleepy provincial town, he is stonewalled, crosses paths with his first love, and stands up to high-level state officials keen on controlling the buyout. Meanwhile, irresistible Virgile mingles with the local population until a drowning changes the stakes.
Notes: First published in France as Le dernier coup de Jarnac.