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When a renowned wine critic is poisoned at the annual Riley’s Harbour Wine Festival, Anya, the talented chef at La Cucina, suddenly finds herself embroiled in a chilling mystery.
Anya is no stranger to pairing wine with gourmet Italian dishes. But when a notorious critic drops dead in front of her tasting booth, she’s haunted by the dizzying tale of secrets and murder.
She’s a chef, not a sleuth, but when the charming detective, Ethan, asks her to use her wine expertise to assist in this chilling case, Anya can’t help but dive in deep. Afterall, murder spoils their idyllic Italian town like tainted wine.
Suspects range from Damiano, a slick talking wine merchant, to Antonio, the suspiciously suave sommelier. Even her life-long friend, Fabrizio, is caught whispering with dangerous shadows.
Corky, her clue-digging beagle, suddenly sniffs out a telling wine bottle. With this revelation, Anya’s knowledge of a deadly scam in the wine world is enough to get a person killed.
She must uncork the truth and expose the culprit before the killer decides Anya is going to take her last sip.
ASIN : B0DNV3SDKK
Publication date : January 3, 2025
Language : English
File size : 1852 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 118 pages
Reviewer: Willow
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What wine goes with murder?
Review: At the annual Riley's Harbour Wine Festival, La Cucinaâs Chef Anya, finds herself in the middle of a murder when a local food and wine critic drops dead in front of her tasting booth.Detective Ethan Moretti and his forensic team determine that cyanide is the poison that killed the critic, who is known for being impossibly picky and a bit of a jerk. The suspects are many and Detective Moretti asks Anya, with her extensive background in wine, to assist with the case. With the aid of her canine sidekick sniffing out clues, Anya can't help but get heavily involved.This is a great book with plenty of twists and turns! The descriptions of the town and the food and wine make me want to visit Italy!I also really liked the blossoming relationship between Anya and Ethan.I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy and I am happy to leave this voluntary review.
Reviewer: Sandy
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Peril by Pinot
Review: A good cozy mystery taking place during a local wine festival. There are wine pairings with various meals with the chef, Anya who also is the amateur sleuth in this story. And as you might expect - a local critic who always seems to be rather negative in his reviews, ends up dead and from first look, it appears to be murder.Her little beagle, Corky has a great ability to sniff out clues. Though Anya works with Ethan from the local police department, she does tend to rush off without him to find clues without much concern about her own safety. There is a lot of action and a number of possible suspects. Other than a couple suspects getting away from Anya when she was following them, there wasn't that good tension where the 'sleuth' almost gets caught or does get caught or you feel a sense if danger.Overall a comfortable read and would recommend.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Reviewer: arrietty7
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wines and good food and a murder - who could ask for anything more?
Review: Another delightful and delicious adventure in Rileyâs Harbor and La Cucina restaurant. Itâs a little difficult in reviewing such a richly plotted book with such great characters to avoid spoilers. The opening chapters about the wine festival and the pairings of food with particular wines are fascinating even though I am sure I could not afford some of the wines mentioned, and then, of course, someone dies. Our heroine, Anya Lombardi, continues to help run the festival and run the restaurant while solving the mystery of the death with the help of her faithful sidekick, Corky, a very smart beagle, and meanwhile, relationships develop nicely with a warm fuzzy ending just leaving us knowing there will be more. I canât wait. This is a cozy mystery to satisfy all mystery fans, and I can recommend it without reservation.
Reviewer: Merry a Vero Beach, FL Reviewer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A fast paced totally entertaining murder mystery
Review: It is time for the annual Rileyâs Harbour Wine Festival, and Anya, chef at La Cucina who is an expert with wine pairings and has a tasting booth there along with her smart, adorable beagle, Corky. She is also an amateur sleuth. When an obnoxious and not well liked wine critic drops dead in front of her booth things begin to change,especially when the medical examiner says it was poisoning. Detective Ethan asks the amateur sleuth, Anya and her clue sniffing beagle Corky to help with the case since she is an expert in the wine area which is directly involved in the murder since the poison had to do with tainted wine. There are so many twists and turns can Anya and Corky solve the crime? Once you begin this book, you just can't put it down until the surprise ending. I highly recommend this book! I received an ARC of this book but the opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
Reviewer: Nancy Allen (The Avid Reader)
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Peril by Pinot is a short, sweet, and cozy read that will keep you hanging on page after page...
Review: A renowned wine critic is poisoned at the annual Rileyâs Harbour Wine Festival. The wine critic dies in front of Anya's tasting booth. Anya is asked by Sheriff Ethan to help with the investigation as she knows a lot about wine. Anya is happy to help the sheriff out. There are a few people on Anyaâs suspect list.Peril by Pinot is a short, sweet, and cozy read that will keep you hanging on page after page chopping at the bit as you follow Anya with her little dog Corky as they look into the murder of the wine critic. Peril by Pinot kept guessing as to who the murderer was. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat as I tried to figure out who did it and why.I canât wait to read more in Tessa Auraâs Simply Scrumptious Cozy Culinary Mystery series. I recommend Peril by Pinot to all mystery and suspense fans! Grab your copy of Peril by Pinot today!
Reviewer: R.S
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The story fell a bit flat
Review: I was looking forward to this cozy, culinary mystery book.Unfortunately for me, it fell pretty flat.It was an ok, average read - nothing really stood out as being good.The writing style wasnât the best, and I wasnât a big fan of the characters.The plot sounded interesting in the description, but the execution was lacking.I was pretty bored while I read this. The suspense wasn't there, and nothing really kept me captivated with the story.All in all, this was an ok read - The plot and execution fell a bit flat, and the suspense wasn't really there, but an ok read nonetheless.With a bit more thought behind the execution of this story, I think it could have been better.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.âï¸âï¸
Reviewer: Heidi L Langan
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wine, Italian food and an adorable beagle
Review: Anya's town of Riley's Harbour is hosting a wine festival. The first night does not end well. Anya is determined to solve the mystery. The Local detective, Ethan accepts Anya's help. Along with her beagle, Corky, who is amazing at sniffing out clues, Anya gets to work helping to solve the crime. Anya is a chef and is an expert at pairing wine with food at the restaurant she works at, La Cucina. A good cozy for those who like wine, Italian food or adorable beagles.
Reviewer: Cozy Lover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Splendid Wine Pairing!
Review: Peril by Pinot was a swift, enjoyable read with fun characters, an intricate plot, and an adorable beagle. Who could want more? We all could! Keep writing, Tessa!I received this book as a free ARC and this is my honest review. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys good food, good wine, sleuthing beagles, and fun cozies!