Murder Alfresco: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery

by Nadia Gordon

Book Overview

Returning from a party late one night, chef Sunny McCoskey is the first to discover the body of a murdered woman left outside a local winery, and she may even have witnessed the killer driving away.

Thrust into the center of a crime that has rattled the tranquil Napa Valley, Sunny pursues her own investigation, a journey that takes her from Northern California's wine country to the insular houseboat community along the San Francisco Bay. Uncovering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081184630X
• ISBN13: 9780811846301
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Looking forward to the next book.

I enjoyed the previous 2 books and was hoping I would this one also and was not disappointed in anyway. I enjoyed the mystery and story as well as the food and wine references. I love both food and wine and this series feeds those loves along with my obsession for reading. As a previous reviewer noted there was less character development than the previous books but that did not detract from this story. I was sad to finish it and even sadder to see how long I have to wait for the next book to come out.

On the edge of my seat again

Once again, Nadia Gordon has kept me on the edge of my seat in her latest Napa Valley mystery. I am associated with a vineyard, winery and restaurant in the very very northern part of California and find the accuracy of her descriptions of the wine and food industry to be right on. Besides, her characters are alway people I'd like to meet. I can hardly wait for Sunny's next big adventure.

sunny delight

Fans of the genre will quickly become fans of the series--Sunny McCoskey is one of the more engaging characters in recent memory, and her travails in this book are no exception. She cooks during the day and solves mysteries at night, as usual, but with a story that's a bit darker. And race cars. And surfing. With a set-up like that, what's not to like?