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June 23, 2015
Can't wait for another Winemaker Detective fix?
Looking for some irony, food, wine, and passion, all rolled into one? Need another fix of your Winemaker Detective obsession?Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile have anotheradventurein French vineyards. The print version is planned for August, but we bumped up the Kindle release so readers could access it sooner for allthose midsummer readers who enjoy a good mystery set in a foreign clime.
GET IT NOWIn the heart of Gascony, a small town holds fiercely onto its secrets after a fire ravage...
June 15, 2015
What are you reading this summer?
What's your choice? Psychological suspense?Mysteries set in Paris?Cozy whodunits? Amateur sleuths?Freelance spies? Mossad agents? Esoteric thrillers?
DealsFor summer beach reading, we are running a deal on three of the Winemaker Detective series ebooks. Theywill be marked down 25% through June 25.
http://amzn.to/1ITmGL5 [Deadly Tasting __title__ Deadly Tasting] (9781939474209) - A serial killer stalks Bordeaux. To understand the wine-related symbolism, the local police call on the famous wine c...
June 11, 2015
The Winemaker Detective Guide to France on Shelf Pleasure
If you want to follow the Winemaker Detective's footsteps in French wine country, check out this blog post at Shelf Pleasure. This is a great book lover's online destination. And the blog covers some highlights not to miss in France:Anne Trager, translator and founder of the publishing house Le French Book, pulled together a guide to some top spots to visit and tipple in France from the gourmet sleuthWinemaker Detective series. As authors Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen say, “each book is a...
June 8, 2015
June Book Giveaways
This month, we are happy to give away a sneak preview to two of our late summer titles. Don't miss your opportunity to win advance review copies of Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen'sFlambé in Armagnac, and Anne-Laure Thiéblemont'sThe Collector.We also couldn't resist giving away a few more copies of Shadow Ritualsince it's a great summer read.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Flambé in Armagnac by Jean-Pierre Alaux Giveaway ends June 30, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter to...May 28, 2015
Writing Life: Meet an Author
Today, we have a few words from Anne-Laure Thiéblemont, author of an upcoming mystery set in Paris art circles:The Collector.Anne-Laure is an reporter and trained gem specialist, known for her investigations into stolen art and gem trafficking. She currently works as a magazine editor, and splits her time between Paris and Marseille. She sharesher thoughts about the upcoming release.
Books have the quality and advantage of circulating independently of the author. Now, The Collectorwill be co...
May 26, 2015
Pre-order Your Summer Reading
Just a quick note to let you know that the next Winemaker Detective mystery is available for pre-order.
Flambé in Armagnacby Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen takes you to Gascony. We plan an early Kindle release in July. A perfect beach read.
May 25, 2015
Anne Trager Live Chat on BookTrib
Anne's scheduled to do a live chat on BookTrib this week. She'll answer questions and talk about her adventures in translation and publishing.
There'll be a giveaway too ofShadow Ritual.
May 20, 2015
New Release in Time for Summer Reading Season
What is on your summer reading list this year? We just added some potential mayhem and intrigue to it, withMayhem in Margaux, a new adventure in the Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen.
Reviewers concur that this is “a perfect beach book or why not in the evening on the terrace with a glass of wine.” The Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen is a "lifestyle" mystery series made of classic wines, old winemaking families and their estates, gent...
May 11, 2015
Mayhem in Margaux Online Tour & Giveaway
Many thanks again to France Book Tours for our lated online blog tour forMayhem In Margaux.Don't miss the giveaway opportunities, and please do visit these blogs.
Review + Giveaway atFor the Hook of a Book
Thursday, May 7
Spotlight + Giveaway atJust One More Chapter
Friday, May 8
Review + Giveaway atIt’s a Mad Mad World
Saturday, May 9
Spotlight + Giveaway atBook Nerd
Sunday, May 10
Spotlight + Giveaway atView From the Birdhouse
Monday, May 11
Review + Guest-Post + Giveaway atGriperang’s Bookmarks
Thursd...
May 7, 2015
Mystery, Subterfuge And Places I Must See Before I Die
The Winemaker Detective series has become an “obsession” for some readers, with its excursions into French wine country, its gourmet attitude, and its cozy mysteries. Here translator Sally Pane shares some details about her experience translating the latest one in the series: Mayhem in Margaux, which comes out this month.
Each new book in the Winemaker Detective Series gives us a glimpse into another part of France, and Mayhem in Margaux also shows us another side of the Winemaker Detective hi...
