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How to Dine on Killer Wine (Party Planning Mystery #5)
by
Penny Warner
Presley Parker’s event-planning business is the toast of San Francisco. But when she ventures into Napa Valley to oversee her first wine tasting, an unexpected death could leave a stain on her reputation.…
For Presley Parker, a wine-tasting event at the boutique winery the Purple Grape is a job worth savoring. But she quickly discovers that, even in idyllic Napa Valley, l...more
For Presley Parker, a wine-tasting event at the boutique winery the Purple Grape is a job worth savoring. But she quickly discovers that, even in idyllic Napa Valley, l...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
July 3rd 2012
by Signet
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This is one of my favorite series!
Presley Parker's event planning business is the toast of San Francisco. In this installment she takes her business on the road to Napa Valley for a wine tasting event for the Purple Grape, a boutique winery.
JoAnne Douglas, the head of the Green Grape Association, an environmental group, believes the small local wineries are ruining the local environment and she is determined to shut down the event.
But the corks are popped, the amuse-bouches have been served, and...more
Presley Parker's event planning business is the toast of San Francisco. In this installment she takes her business on the road to Napa Valley for a wine tasting event for the Purple Grape, a boutique winery.
JoAnne Douglas, the head of the Green Grape Association, an environmental group, believes the small local wineries are ruining the local environment and she is determined to shut down the event.
But the corks are popped, the amuse-bouches have been served, and...more
Party event planner, Presley Parker, packs up her crew and mother and heads out to Napa, CA for a wine party event. The hosting vineyard is the "Purple Grape." Presley quickly learns that life is not bucolic for this particular hosting party.
When the body of an opposing winery owner is found beneath the serving table at the end of the party, Presley and all are 'involved' in trying to save the host from a first degree murder charge.
We are taken through, internal fraud, switching wines, blackmail...more
When the body of an opposing winery owner is found beneath the serving table at the end of the party, Presley and all are 'involved' in trying to save the host from a first degree murder charge.
We are taken through, internal fraud, switching wines, blackmail...more
How to Dine on Killer Wine by Penny Warner is the fifth of the Party Planner mysteries, all of which are set in and around San Francisco. This one takes Presley to Napa — one of two large wine producing areas in the North Bay.
Presley has been hired by a winery to put on a party to celebrate the launch of a new line of wines. There's also a lot of bad blood between the rival wineries. At the two extremes: an eco-warrior who wants to get every winery to be green certified; and a giant conglomerate...more
Presley has been hired by a winery to put on a party to celebrate the launch of a new line of wines. There's also a lot of bad blood between the rival wineries. At the two extremes: an eco-warrior who wants to get every winery to be green certified; and a giant conglomerate...more
Presley Parker's latest party is a wine tasting in the beautiful Napa Valley. But murder follows her when a despised environmental crusader is found murdered after the party. Convinced the cops have the wrong killer, she starts investigating. I find these books fun. The plot was a bit uneven, but overall an enjoyable read.
My full review on Epinions.
My full review on Epinions.
I have not read any of the other books in this series but now will have to. I enjoyed it very much.
I was surpised by the murderer.
I really enjoy this series, even though the main character can be somewhat annoying. This one takes place in wine country, and though what I know about wine you can stick on the head of a pin and still have room left over, I always enjoy books set in this part of the country. I figured out the murderer fairly early on, but the story was good enough for me that it didn't detract from my enjoyment. A fun series and a good addition to it! RECOMMEND!
A fun addition to this cozy mystery series!
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Penny Warner is an award-winning author of over fifty books ranging in subjects from cooking to parenting guides to children's activities. In addition, Warner is the author of the Connor Westphal mystery series, about a deaf reporter in the California Gold Country. The first book in the series, Dead Body Language, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel in 1998.
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