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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


A Deadly Tasting by Noel Balen

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Also by Noel Balen:

Minced, Marinated And Murdered, March 2018
Paperback / e-Book
Red-handed In Romanee-Conti, November 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Tainted Tokay, April 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Late Harvest Havoc, December 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Backstabbing in Beaujolais, November 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Flambe in Armagnac, July 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Mayhem in Margaux, May 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Cognac Conspiracies, February 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
A Deadly Tasting, October 2014
e-Book
Nightmare In Burgundy, March 2014
e-Book
Grand Cru Heist, January 2014
e-Book
Treachery in Bordeaux, June 2013
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)

Also by Jean-Pierre Alaux:

Red-handed In Romanee-Conti, November 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Tainted Tokay, April 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Late Harvest Havoc, December 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The Winemaker Detective, December 2015
Paperback
Backstabbing in Beaujolais, November 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Flambe in Armagnac, July 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Mayhem in Margaux, May 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Cognac Conspiracies, February 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
A Deadly Tasting, October 2014
e-Book
Nightmare In Burgundy, March 2014
e-Book
Grand Cru Heist, January 2014
e-Book
Treachery in Bordeaux, June 2013
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)

A Deadly Tasting
Noel Balen, Jean-Pierre Alaux

Winemakers Detective 4
Le French
October 2014
On Sale: October 3, 2014
Featuring: Benjamin Cooker; Virgile
99 pages
ISBN: 1939474205
EAN: 9781939474209
Kindle: B00L9I3Z2C
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Mystery Culinary | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

A serial killer is on the loose in Bordeaux. A local chief detective calls wine expert Benjamin Cooker to the crime scene of a brutal murder. The killer has left a strange calling card: twelve wine glasses lined up in a semi- circle with the first one filled with wine.

Cooker is charged with the task of identifying the fabulous grand cru and is astonished by what he learns. A second victim is found, with two glasses filled. Is the killer intentionally leaving clues about his victims and his motives?

Memories are jogged about the complicated history of Bordeaux during Nazi occupation.

It was a dark time: weinfuhrers ruled the wine trade, while collaborationists and paramilitary organizations spread terror throughout the region. In present-day wine country, time is running out.

Will Cooker and his young assistant Virgile solve the mystery before all twelve glasses are full?

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Winemaker Detective

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