The Champagne Conspiracy

The Wine Country Mysteries, Book 7

De: Ellen Crosby

Narrado por: Christine Marshall

Lucie Montgomery, vintner at a Virginia winery, must solve a mystery that connects a presidential scandal with a murder in Prohibition-era DC that echoes all the way to the present.

Lucie Montgomery and winemaker Quinn Santori have decided to make champagne, a first for the Montgomery Estate Vineyard in Atoka, Virginia. But then Gino Tomassi, Quinn's uncle, turns up on their doorstep, demanding help in solving the mystery of what happened to Zara Tomassi, the first wife of his grandfather, who died in a San Francisco hotel in 1923 under suspicious circumstances. It seems there's no coincidence that her death came the day after President Warren Harding passed away in that same hotel. Gino needs answers before his blackmailer takes him for all he's worth - or exposes an explosive family secret.

Lucie searches for what happened almost 100 years ago as she delves into Prohibition-era Washington, DC - a town of bootlegging and duplicity, jazz clubs and speakeasies. But then the investigation turns deadly, threatening Lucie, her relationship with Quinn, and the vineyard. Someone is still out there, nearly a century later, who will go to any lengths to keep the truth about Zara's death a buried secret.

©2016 Ellen Crosby (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Entertaining

This is the third book in the series that I've listened to. I've enjoyed all of them. It's a quick good mystery (ish) series that keeps me entertained and interested. I have noticed that the reader has a hard time with accents. She uses the same accent for Hispanic and Jamaican characters and neither sounds Jamaican or Hispanic, it kind of sounds eastern European 🤷🏼‍♀️

Great story

Move along quickly without too much fluff. Good to fill in a cold afternoon. Enjoyable

Welcome Back

I waited a long time for another book in this series. It was worth the wait. The characters were still fresh and likable. The plot was interesting and entertaining. I hope it wasn't the last book.

Exceptionally good story

I've read probably 300 cozy mysteries and I've never heard this story line. Engaging characters and plot twists right up to the last page. I hope this is a series because I can't wait to see what happens next!

Love this series

I so enjoy this series and Christine Marshall’s narration is excellent. I am looking forward to visiting Virginia wineries.

Not my favorite

The characters were hard to follow and the narrator was a bit sing songy, it wasn’t my favorite