Seven Deadly Zins: A Wine Country Mystery
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Seven Deadly Zins is the second installment in the A Wine Country Mystery series set in Sonoma, CA and featuring local tour guide, Taylor O'Brian. Taylor's "Off the Beaten Path" tour is taking a group of wine investors to Tim Slade's neighboring vineyard, Rock Paths for a behind the scenes look at the workings of a small winery. Unfortunately, during his demonstration Tim stirs up the dead body of local realtor, Jeffrey Hoag in one of the wine vats.
The realtor was the boss of Tim's girlfriend, Mandy and he'd been pressuring several of the small local wineries to sell out to a big developmental group. A verbal dispute between Tim and Hoag was witnessed by several people and it's no surprise when Tim is taken in to custody as a murder suspect. Determined to clear her friend's name Taylor sets out with the help of her Aunt Jemma and best friend Holly to track down the real killer.
In town is the famed Dr. Adam Brinkman, a self professed spiritual advisor who has developed a somewhat cult following. People are paying hundreds of dollars for tickets to hear the man speak, and Mandy is pushing everyone around her to attend his speech. Taylor and Holly along with local reporter Chelsea decide to attend the event to see what all the fuss is about and are immediately concerned when a suspicious tea is handed out to all attendees and a brainwashed mentality seems to overtake the crowd.
Taylor's investigation leads her believe that there is a connection between the guru and the dead realtor and despite the warnings from Sheriff Ron Hennessey to leave things alone, she quickly finds herself the target of a dangerous killer.
A fast paced story that can be downed in one sitting. While the culprit is fairly easy to identify early on, the reasons behind the crime take many twists and turns that lead to a shocking reveal. There are several confusing elements that don't seem to fit in the plot and no answers for the inclusions are ever given, which might have easily been cleared up with just a little more editing.
The realtor was the boss of Tim's girlfriend, Mandy and he'd been pressuring several of the small local wineries to sell out to a big developmental group. A verbal dispute between Tim and Hoag was witnessed by several people and it's no surprise when Tim is taken in to custody as a murder suspect. Determined to clear her friend's name Taylor sets out with the help of her Aunt Jemma and best friend Holly to track down the real killer.
In town is the famed Dr. Adam Brinkman, a self professed spiritual advisor who has developed a somewhat cult following. People are paying hundreds of dollars for tickets to hear the man speak, and Mandy is pushing everyone around her to attend his speech. Taylor and Holly along with local reporter Chelsea decide to attend the event to see what all the fuss is about and are immediately concerned when a suspicious tea is handed out to all attendees and a brainwashed mentality seems to overtake the crowd.
Taylor's investigation leads her believe that there is a connection between the guru and the dead realtor and despite the warnings from Sheriff Ron Hennessey to leave things alone, she quickly finds herself the target of a dangerous killer.
A fast paced story that can be downed in one sitting. While the culprit is fairly easy to identify early on, the reasons behind the crime take many twists and turns that lead to a shocking reveal. There are several confusing elements that don't seem to fit in the plot and no answers for the inclusions are ever given, which might have easily been cleared up with just a little more editing.
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