Katie Stillwell focuses on two things in her life: work and practicing for her Sommelier Certification with her blind tasting group. The exam was supposed to be the hardest part of her week, but that was before a body was found at an exclusive Napa Valley winery party.

When all the evidence points to Katie’s best friend, the outspoken and independent Tessa, Katie drops everything to clear Tessa’s name. Using her deductive wine skills, she tries to track down the real killer. But when repeated attempts are made on her life, Katie discovers that everyone’s secrets must be uncorked―including her own.

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Review

I am not much of a drinker but I do enjoy a glass of wine every now and then, nothing as fancy as what’s in the book but then again I really don’t know much about wine. The little tidbits about wine through out the book were informative and fun. I really liked the pairings at the head of the chapters.

The story isn’t particularly fast paced but it’s steady and keeps you engaged from start to finish. The characters are mostly likable, which I know may not sound like a compliment on the face of it, but all too often characters in cozies are too perfect, even their flaws are perfect if that makes any sense. That’s not the case with the characters in this story they do have a bit of that perfect going on but it’s meant to be a false, try too hard perfect that I thought was brought across well. The mystery is good and keeps you guessing. I thought I had it figured out and I did mostly but was surprised. I think anyone who reads a lot of mysteries would appreciate this, since sometimes it can be very easy to tell who the guilty person is.

Overall I enjoyed this story, it’s well written and engaging, and I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys wine and cozy mysteries or if you don’t like wine, look what I found wine inspired tea by Republic of Tea. I haven’t tried any of it yet, but I will be for sure. I am sure it will pair perfectly with the next installment of the Sommelier Mystery series. If you try any of them please be sure to come back and tell me what you thought, especially if you try the ice tea, since I am not a huge ice tea fan I don’t think I would be such a fair judge.

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About Kym

Kym is a Homeschooling mom, that loves to travel, read and drink copious amounts of tea.

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