Hollywood lawyer Danny Roth is the victim of a world-class wine heist – and he is devastated.
Enter Sam Levitt: former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime. He is called in by Roth’s insurance company, now saddled with a multi-million-dollar claim. His leads take him first to Bordeaux’s magnificent vineyards and then to glorious Provence.
Along the way, bien sûr, he’s joined by a beautiful French colleague, Sophie. In their quest to discover the truth, Sam and Sophie must explore many a château and its contents.
The unravelling of this ingenious crime is threaded through with Mayle’s seductive rendering of France’s sensory delights. From the fine wines of Bordeaux to the bouillabaisse of Marseille, this is pure vintage Mayle.
Enter Sam Levitt: former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime. He is called in by Roth’s insurance company, now saddled with a multi-million-dollar claim. His leads take him first to Bordeaux’s magnificent vineyards and then to glorious Provence.
Along the way, bien sûr, he’s joined by a beautiful French colleague, Sophie. In their quest to discover the truth, Sam and Sophie must explore many a château and its contents.
The unravelling of this ingenious crime is threaded through with Mayle’s seductive rendering of France’s sensory delights. From the fine wines of Bordeaux to the bouillabaisse of Marseille, this is pure vintage Mayle.
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Reviews
This is a feel-good book for the summer, best savoured over a glass of vintage rosé
'An evocative blending of wine and crime and a book that is sure to please Mayle fans and newcomers alike' City AM.
'It's a breeze of a read - light and fun, and written with the ease and assurance of an expert' Daily Mail.
'This book left me feeling thirsty for a glass of Bordeaux and hungry for beef cheeks with foie gras, followed by a fondant au chocolat' Irish Examiner.
'Mayle peppers the narrative with wry observations, often in the form of his trademark one-liners' New York Times.
'This is a feel-good book for the summer, best savoured over a glass of vintage rosé' Sunday Express.
Mayle peppers the narrative with wry observations, often in the form of his trademark one-liners
It's a breeze of a read - light and fun, and written with the ease and assurance of an expert
This book left me feeling thirsty for a glass of Bordeaux and hungry for beef cheeks with foie gras, followed by a fondant au chocolat
An evocative blending of wine and crime and a book that is sure to please Mayle fans and newcomers alike