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Requiem in Yquem (Winemaker Detective)

door Jean-Pierre Alaux

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One of those rare breaks in the daily hubbub, offering a relaxing journey through French wine country peppered with reflexions on greed, remorse, and friendship.In the mist-covered hills of Sauternes, where the wine is luscious and the landscape beguiling, the brutal murder of an elderly couple intrigues the wine expert Benjamin Cooker and awakens memories for his dashing assistant Virgile Lanssien. Drawn into the investigation, the two journey through the storied Sauternes countryside, where the Château d_Yquem has reigned for centuries. Will the murder go unexplained and the killer remain free? The Winemaker Detective_s discernment and incessant curiosity push investigators to look deeper, while Virgile rekindles memories of his days at school and questions the meaning of his life.In another satisfying wine novel with a French flair, authors Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen give readers a perfectly intoxicating combination of French wine, gourmet meals, and mystery in the gloriously described Sauternes wine region with all the scenery, scents, and sounds of France. This light, fun mystery combines amateur sleuths, food, and wine in a wonderfully French mystery novel that doubles as a travel guide. It is a new kind of read on the international mystery and crime scene: a pitch-perfect, wine-infused, French-style cozy mystery.… (meer)

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The language, oh, my god, the language! It's so beautiful! The descriptions are vivid and evocative, and you can almost smell the grapes ... For that only, this would be a book worthy of being read.

But then, of course, we have the mystery... a very well thought mystery, in which even more intriguing than the who, is the why. The characters are interesting, which is in itself surprising in a book that is not really that long.

This is a must-read for those who love a beautifully written mystery. (

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Claudia_M | Oct 27, 2018 |

This delightful mystery series keeps getting better and better. This time around, the action evolves around wine expert, Benjamin Cooker's assistant, Virgile. When an elderly couple turn up brutally murdered in their bed, Virgile, with the help of his employer are determined to find out why they were murdered and who did it. En route to this wine region, Virgile encounters a mystery woman and old school chums. Why does this beautiful stranger lie to Virgile?
What I especially liked about this entry, was the wine, that is produced in this area, Chateau d'Yquem, one of the most expensive dessert wines. We learn a little about how it is produced. It's production has much in common with a wine produced, in the region, where I live, ice wine.
For a fun way to learn about the wine regions of France, pick up some books in the series! You just might become addicted! (

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DeniseDuvall | Sep 14, 2017 |

Another solid mystery in the Winemaker Detective series. Benjamin Cooker is awaiting the final prepublication copy of his guide to wine, when he hears that an elderly couple associated with one of the vineyards has been murdered. The book forgotten, Cooker goes in pursuit of the criminal with the help of his fearless assistant, Virgile. Much of the unfolding mystery is seen through Virgile’s perspective as he revisits old friends and is brought into contact with others from his past.

There are questions of morality and friendship that weave in and out of the mystery. Should someone return to an old flame after discovering their spouse has cheated on them? When is suicide an option? And what would you go through in order to be there for a friend? There is surprising depth found in these pages. While I don’t agree with all of the sentiments expressed in these pages, they made me think. And, from any book, that is a gift. I recommend this to anyone who loves a good story and good people. Benjamin and Virgile are some of the good ones and we need more books with people like that.

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Alaux, Jean-Pierre	Auteur	primaire auteur	alle edities	bevestigd
Pane, Sally	Vertaler	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd

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One of those rare breaks in the daily hubbub, offering a relaxing journey through French wine country peppered with reflexions on greed, remorse, and friendship.In the mist-covered hills of Sauternes, where the wine is luscious and the landscape beguiling, the brutal murder of an elderly couple intrigues the wine expert Benjamin Cooker and awakens memories for his dashing assistant Virgile Lanssien. Drawn into the investigation, the two journey through the storied Sauternes countryside, where the Château d_Yquem has reigned for centuries. Will the murder go unexplained and the killer remain free? The Winemaker Detective_s discernment and incessant curiosity push investigators to look deeper, while Virgile rekindles memories of his days at school and questions the meaning of his life.In another satisfying wine novel with a French flair, authors Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen give readers a perfectly intoxicating combination of French wine, gourmet meals, and mystery in the gloriously described Sauternes wine region with all the scenery, scents, and sounds of France. This light, fun mystery combines amateur sleuths, food, and wine in a wonderfully French mystery novel that doubles as a travel guide. It is a new kind of read on the international mystery and crime scene: a pitch-perfect, wine-infused, French-style cozy mystery.

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