A Very Vintage Vendetta
(2025)(The sixth book in the Grape Expectation Mystery series)
A Story by Maisy Marple and Wendy Winchester
The charming town of Prose Valley holds vintages worth killing for...
When renowned wine historian Dr. Amelia Lockhart arrives at the inaugural Literary Vintages Festival with dramatic claims about a legendary "lost vintage" from Prohibition, vintner-turned-sleuth Vivian Barnes expects controversy—not murder. But when Lockhart is found dead among torn manuscripts and a broken antique wine bottle, Vivian and her uncannily intuitive orange tabby, Shakespeare, must uncork a century of secrets before the killer strikes again.
As the Mystery Mavens investigate, they discover the lost vintage bottles contain more than just rare wine—they hold proof of how Prose Valley's wealthiest families truly acquired their fortunes. Property deeds hidden inside reveal a dark history of theft, intimidation, and worse—committed by a secret society called "The Keepers of the Vine."
With Police Chief Marcus Reynolds reluctantly deputizing the Mystery Mavens as official consultants, Vivian and Shakespeare follow a trail of clues through musty cellars, hidden wine libraries, and suspicious auctions. But every revelation brings them closer to powerful families who will do anything to keep their century-old crimes corked up forever.
When the festival's closing gala becomes the setting for a final confrontation, it will take all of Shakespeare's feline instincts and Vivian's literary mind to unmask the killer before the Mystery Mavens become the next victims of a very vintage vendetta.
Pour yourself a glass and settle in for the perfect blend of cozy mystery and historical intrigue—a tale that proves some secrets, like fine wine, only grow more dangerous with age.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When renowned wine historian Dr. Amelia Lockhart arrives at the inaugural Literary Vintages Festival with dramatic claims about a legendary "lost vintage" from Prohibition, vintner-turned-sleuth Vivian Barnes expects controversy—not murder. But when Lockhart is found dead among torn manuscripts and a broken antique wine bottle, Vivian and her uncannily intuitive orange tabby, Shakespeare, must uncork a century of secrets before the killer strikes again.
As the Mystery Mavens investigate, they discover the lost vintage bottles contain more than just rare wine—they hold proof of how Prose Valley's wealthiest families truly acquired their fortunes. Property deeds hidden inside reveal a dark history of theft, intimidation, and worse—committed by a secret society called "The Keepers of the Vine."
With Police Chief Marcus Reynolds reluctantly deputizing the Mystery Mavens as official consultants, Vivian and Shakespeare follow a trail of clues through musty cellars, hidden wine libraries, and suspicious auctions. But every revelation brings them closer to powerful families who will do anything to keep their century-old crimes corked up forever.
When the festival's closing gala becomes the setting for a final confrontation, it will take all of Shakespeare's feline instincts and Vivian's literary mind to unmask the killer before the Mystery Mavens become the next victims of a very vintage vendetta.
Pour yourself a glass and settle in for the perfect blend of cozy mystery and historical intrigue—a tale that proves some secrets, like fine wine, only grow more dangerous with age.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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