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Sinfandel
by
Gina Cresse (Goodreads Author)
When the body of a young winemaker is discovered during the grape harvest, Kate Cimaglia has no idea there’s a connection between the dead girl and her latest assignment to straighten out the California wine grape harvest database. The last thing Kate needs is a corpse to deal with. She already has narcotics Detective Obermeyer hounding her after a stand of marijuana plant...more
Kindle Edition
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(first published April 15th 2012)
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For once, those five star reviews on Amazon are right! This is an well plotted, well written chick mystery set in the "lesser" wine country of California. The author has created an interesting mix of wine, computers, horses, raccoons, and incipient romance. The heroine is a novice vineyard owner and the plot has to do with the fraudulent sale of grapes -- something I'd never even knew existed. The implied romance comes in the form of the hunky neighbor she hires as her vineyard manager. The hero...more
A murder mystery thriller, set in the Californian winegrowing region, with a lover of horses, dogs, cats, but not raccoons, up to her eyes in grapes, debt and databases. Oh and there’s an attractive man as well as various nutcases all trying to get to know her better!
There are plenty of twists and turns in this enjoyable romp through the vineyards, and plenty of danger as well as misdirection. It’s well written, with believable and engaging characters. I love the idea of the heroine uncovering...more
There are plenty of twists and turns in this enjoyable romp through the vineyards, and plenty of danger as well as misdirection. It’s well written, with believable and engaging characters. I love the idea of the heroine uncovering...more
I won a copy of this book from GoodReads First Reads.
This book was pleasant and entertaining with a main character who was humorous and smart. The plot was interesting, but the only downside was that I figured out who the murderer was pretty soon into the book. I would have preferred more of a twist.
Still, a fun, enjoyable read!
This book was pleasant and entertaining with a main character who was humorous and smart. The plot was interesting, but the only downside was that I figured out who the murderer was pretty soon into the book. I would have preferred more of a twist.
Still, a fun, enjoyable read!
Apr 22, 2013
Cristi Wilcox DiGenova
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A fun read, especially since I'd just vacationed in wine country. I would have traded in some descriptions of the food that Kate ate (which did sound great) for a little more development of the romantic relationships.
was better than I expected it to be since it was a freebie. I got through Pixel of Ink.
Kindle freebie. I enjoyed it well enough, but the end was rather rushed.
Kindle freebie. Cute story.
I found this book to be very delightful and charming. Kate was a character oozing with personality; someone with charm and sass that the reader could relate to and envy at the same time.
As someone who deals with racoons herself, I was totally enthralled at the way the author wove that lighthearted segment into the story and then was surprisingly shocked that those little rascals actually helped a vital clue to the mystery. Brilliant!!
Keep up the good work Gina Cresse. You have what it takes!!
As someone who deals with racoons herself, I was totally enthralled at the way the author wove that lighthearted segment into the story and then was surprisingly shocked that those little rascals actually helped a vital clue to the mystery. Brilliant!!
Keep up the good work Gina Cresse. You have what it takes!!
great story. good mystery, especially when I was able to solve it! thanks for a fun book.
For a self-published novel, I have to say I was impressed. This was exactly was I was expecting--a nice, light cozy full of wine (there were even bonus amusing animals). The ending was a bit rushed, but it was an easy read perfect for a bit of escapism. This is one of the few self-published books I think I'd recommend...and it would probably make a fun gift with a bottle of wine and a bar of chocolate.
May 03, 2013
Adriana
marked it as purchased
Mar 02, 2013
Lisa
marked it as kindle-mystery-female-protagonist
Jan 28, 2013
Donna Allen
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Gina Cresse is the author of Colton P.I. - Second Unit, an action-filled detective mystery/thriller inspired by Robert B. Parker's Spencer series. Also, Sinfandel, a light-hearted, fun--and sometimes funny--wine murder-mystery set in California's Central Valley. Gina is also the author of the Devonie Lace Mysteries--a series about a woman who tries to simplify her life by becoming something of a "...more
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