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In this 10th entry in the series, Benjamin Cooker & his assistant travel to Alsace. Satisfying mystery though this time Virgile does more of the detecting than Benjamin does. ( )

Late Harvest Havoc is book 10 in the Winemaker Detective Mysteries. Benjamin Cooker and his assistant Virgile are in Alsace tasting vines. But, they notice when they settle in the little peaceful town of Colmar that not everything is fine with the vineyards. There is someone out there attacking the vineyards. Who is behind it, could it be more than one person, and have it something to do with WW2?

This book felt a bit less charming than the books usually do, the tone is a bit darker. Benjamin Cooker seems to be in an especially foul mood throughout the book. Not at all caring about staying in the little town helping the police. Although when you think about the way he was treated there isn’t it hardly surprising that he want to do his business there and move on. Luckily for the police is Virgile all the more interested in helping them. I found it nice to have Virgile flesh out a bit, not just being Benjamin's assistant. Sometimes I feel that Benjamin is a bit hard on him. For instance, in this book he accused Virgile of being the reason his car’s tires being slashed. He jumped to that conclusion a bit too fast thinking it was because Virgile made some guy jealous because of how Virgile is with the ladies. Actually, in this book Virgile was not flirting with the women that much. He seemed more eager to help the police than seduce some young women.

I must admit that I treated every death as suspicious in this book. I was surprised at the beginning, I thought the death that happened in the cathedral was more sinister than it was. But perhaps it was just a reminder to Benjamin how precious and fleeting life really is. As usual, there aren’t that many suspects in the story and it was not too hard to figure it all out. and, to be honest, it was not that most interested case I’ve read in this series. But I liked how it all came together in the end. When everything was explained. This book had a very good, although tragic ending. ( )

In this 10th entry in the series, Benjamin Cooker & his assistant travel to Alsace. Satisfying mystery though this time Virgile does more of the detecting than Benjamin does. ( )

Late Harvest Havoc by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen is another gem with the Winemaker Detectives. Benjamin Cooker and his irrepressible assistant Virgile are traveling on wine business and in Alsace. The reader tours the region with them in France and find that grudges have long lives in the region.. There's even someone so angry that they are destroying vines in famous vineyards. It takes the cleverness of Benjamin and Cooker to cut through the suspects and arrive at the truth. The whole story is very thought provoking and making you think, I need to go to France! All in all, it's a great addition to the series and puts you in a mind to find the next one to read. This identical review is on www.netgalley.com