Taylor OโBrian is a new businesswoman, founder of โTaylorโs Off The Beaten Path Wine Tours,โ who lives on a small winery with her Aunt Jemma. She plans to take small groups around romantic Sonoma county to discover some of the countyโs outdoor gardens. Itโs all running as smooth as can be until Laura, the leader of the group of yoga instructors sheโs leading, is found dead. And itโs Taylorโs corkscrew thatโs found buried in Lauraโs neck.
Sheโs not sure who to trust, and everyone around suddenly seems suspect. Only two weeks after the murder, her very own administrative assistant, Amy, marries Lauraโs husband, Dan, who doesnโt seem very bereaved about being widowed, and the three yoga masters who were also out on the tour begin to seem shady. Taylor canโt afford to jump ship from her new business endeavor, but just as she begins her investigation, another dead body surfaces. This time, itโs Danโs sister. And the killer is coming for Taylor next.
Now itโs up to Taylor to uncork this open-bottle mystery, before more blood is spilled. For fans of Laura Childs and Ellen Crosby, A Case of Syrah, Syrah is the charming first in bestselling author Nancy J. Parraโs Wine Country mysteries.
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