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A Deadly Tasting by Jean-Pierre Alaux

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Backstabbing in Beaujolais, November 2015
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Cognac Conspiracies, February 2015
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A Deadly Tasting, October 2014
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Nightmare In Burgundy, March 2014
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Grand Cru Heist, January 2014
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Treachery in Bordeaux, June 2013
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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)

A DEADLY TASTING
By: Jean-Pierre Alaux, Noel Balen

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

Treachery in Bordeaux
TREACHERY IN BORDEAUX
#1.0 • June 2013
Grand Cru Heist
GRAND CRU HEIST
#2.0 • January 2014
Nightmare In Burgundy
NIGHTMARE IN BURGUNDY
#3.0 • March 2014
A Deadly Tasting
A DEADLY TASTING
#4.0 • October 2014
Cognac Conspiracies
COGNAC CONSPIRACIES
#5.0 • February 2015
Flambe in Armagnac
FLAMBE IN ARMAGNAC
#7.0 • July 2015
Backstabbing in Beaujolais
BACKSTABBING IN BEAUJOLAIS
#8.0 • November 2015
Late Harvest Havoc
LATE HARVEST HAVOC
#10.0 • December 2015
Red-handed In Romanee-Conti
RED-HANDED IN ROMANEE-CONTI
#13.0 • November 2016

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