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Lethal Vintage (Sunny McCoskey #4)
by
Nadia Gordon
A decadent day of poolside sunbathing turns into a scandalous nightculminating in murder. By morning, the police are pounding on Sunny McCloskey's door, and she is once again thrust into the center of a tense investigationinvolving a hedge-fund billionaire with a spectacular estate in California's Napa Valley. Steeped in good food, great wine, and plenty of summer heat, Le...more
Hardcover, 260 pages
Published
March 25th 2009
by Chronicle Books
(first published March 25th 2008)
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This wasn't my favorite Sunny McCoskey book but I definitely liked it. Even though I found parts unbelievable I was still gripped by the story. I had to know who did it. I had to know why Sunny's boyfriend was caught with another woman. I had to know why that man had all the cameras in his house. I also liked all the descriptions of Sunny's lazy drunken escapades in this book. That was one part I did find very believable. I can recall times I've gone to a friend's only to find myself sucked into...more
I was recently talking with a friend about how much more enjoyable wine tasting is when not run by unbearable wine snobs and is instead done by people who love wine without pretension. The [i]Sunny McCoskey[/i] series is sort of the same thing – it’s a murder mystery series without the pretension. I’ve read a handful of mystery books recently that seemed more focused on being “more" than a murder mystery (often at the expense of the story), and really, give me Sunny and her simple and uncomplica...more
I can’t help myself for some reason. I like this series, even though Sunny McCloskey is almost terminally nosy. I really like her extended family – her friends, Wade, Monty, and her assistant Rivka. Wade is good character – he is funny and a bit of a foil for Sunny. I even like Sunny and admire her a bit – until she starts investigating.
The woman just can’t seem to control herself. She tells the local police detective (who she knows and who I think may have a bit of a crush on her, but I’m not s...more
The woman just can’t seem to control herself. She tells the local police detective (who she knows and who I think may have a bit of a crush on her, but I’m not s...more
Another quick and delightful read with our amateur sleuth, Sunny. Sunny is hanging out with an old girl friend who has latched onto a VC billionaire with a home in Napa. A "sunny" alcohol fueled day leads to her crashing overnight with the wealthy young and restless. However, the next morning when she wakes up with a hangover, that's the least of her problems. I keep waiting for something romantic to happen between Sunny and the cop who always trys to keep her in line. As usual Sunny gets involv...more
So one day I'm watching Everyday Italian with Giada DeLaurentis and she is hosting her book group. Yes, I googled it and this is the book they were reading. I missed the discussion of the book on the show but had to read the book. I know now why Giada liked it so much - it's about a California female chef (sound familiar) who lives in Napa Valley and has her own restaurant. I did enjoy it, more than I expected. Perhaps the glee of finishing this semester is influencing me?
I liked this book. It was very light and easy. I really enjoyed reading about all the gourmet food and wine and it made me want to plan a trip to Napa Valley or have a bunch of friends over for a dinner party with great food and great wine! This was a book club pick for me. The member who picked it was inspired by Giada on Food TV. Giada has a book club and this was one of their picks. It's a great read inspired by food and wine with a little whodunnit entwined.
This is the 4th in her series of books. you don't need to read the first 3 to understand this one but it does offer some good background on some of the characters. The first 4 were solid 3 stars; this was only a 2 star but was still good and I'll continue reading the series.
Found out about this book on a television show and was really looking forward to it. Mystery and wine - could it get any better? Didn't live up to my expectations at all. Would not recommend it.
Enjoyable. Great food and wine with a little mystery. I liked at the end when Sunny stopped calorie counting and became less concerned about health food saying "the extra years weren't worth the grief, they get tacked on at the end of your life when your already half dead anyway". Drink enough red wine, the resvertrol will keep us young:)
not the best of the Sunny series, but still an interesting and fun read
Enjoyed this one better than #3. Good characters.
Bland murder mystery set in the California wine country.
A quick read for some light reading.
While I enjoyed this mystery, I wish I had more time to sit and read it. I was totally involved in other things while I tried to read and didn't have the time to enjoy it. However, I liked the characters, the setting made me homesick, and there were enough actions in the novel to keep me involved in the story. I hope others will like it, too.
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not a fav...I loved her first two and liked the third, but this one just did not do it for me!
I love Nadia Gordon's books. I just wish she would write more!
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