If you enjoy a glass of wine and cozy mysteries by the fire this time of year, then cheers all around for a perfect pairing as the Edgar award-winning bestselling author Maddie Day launches Murder Uncorked, her first Cece Barton Mystery novel, set in Northern California’s beautiful wine country.
Cece, a widowed single mom with an estranged college-aged daughter, has recently moved to the fictional town of Colinas from Pasadena, where she is the new proprietor of Vino y Vida, the local wine bar. She has also moved to be closer to her innkeeper/real estate agent twin sister Allie, along with her smart and adorable twin nephews.
Just as she’s settling into her first busy harvest season in Sonoma County, frustration with the politics and leadership of the local wine association finds Cece in the middle of a murder investigation where she’s the prime suspect.
Day has a gift for seamlessly layering in clues to the murderer, all the while rounding out each of the characters and their relationships from Cece to her family and friends, making each feel real.
I enjoyed reading Maddie Day’s Murder Uncorked so much that after reading references to an earlier case, I was thrilled to discover that Cece Barton’s origin story novella Murderous Mittens was recently published with Lee Hollis and Lynn Cahoon. I loved that one too and can’t wait to read the next. Both books and a bottle of wine would make a perfect gift for your favorite cozy mystery lover, even if that’s you.
I recommend Murder Uncorked to cozy mystery fans. I received this Advance Reader’s copy of Murder by Degrees from Kensington Books, courtesy of NetGalley.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Cece, a widowed single mom with an estranged college-aged daughter, has recently moved to the fictional town of Colinas from Pasadena, where she is the new proprietor of Vino y Vida, the local wine bar. She has also moved to be closer to her innkeeper/real estate agent twin sister Allie, along with her smart and adorable twin nephews.
Just as she’s settling into her first busy harvest season in Sonoma County, frustration with the politics and leadership of the local wine association finds Cece in the middle of a murder investigation where she’s the prime suspect.
Day has a gift for seamlessly layering in clues to the murderer, all the while rounding out each of the characters and their relationships from Cece to her family and friends, making each feel real.
I enjoyed reading Maddie Day’s Murder Uncorked so much that after reading references to an earlier case, I was thrilled to discover that Cece Barton’s origin story novella Murderous Mittens was recently published with Lee Hollis and Lynn Cahoon. I loved that one too and can’t wait to read the next. Both books and a bottle of wine would make a perfect gift for your favorite cozy mystery lover, even if that’s you.
I recommend Murder Uncorked to cozy mystery fans. I received this Advance Reader’s copy of Murder by Degrees from Kensington Books, courtesy of NetGalley.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.
