Aged for Murder (A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery—Book 1)
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4.0 • 347 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that appreciates a very well written mystery, with some twists and an intelligent plot. You will not be disappointed. Excellent way to spend a cold weekend!"
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Murder in the Manor)
AGED FOR MURDER (A TUSCAN VINEYARD COZY MYSTERY) is the debut novel in a charming new cozy mystery series by #1 bestselling author Fiona Grace, author of Murder in the Manor (Book #1), a #1 Bestseller with over 100 five-star reviews—and a free download!
When Olivia Glass, 34, concocts an ad for a cheap wine that propels her advertising company to the top, she is ashamed by her own work—yet offered the promotion she’s dreamed of. Olivia, at a crossroads, realizes this is not the life she signed up for. Worse, when Olivia discovers her long-time boyfriend, about to propose, has been cheating on her, she realizes it’s time for a major life change.
Olivia has always dreamed of moving to Tuscany, living a simple life, and starting her own vineyard.
When her long-time friend messages her about a Tuscan cottage available, Olivia can’t help wonder: is it fate?
Hilarious, packed with travel, food, wine, twists and turns, romance and her newfound animal friend—and centering around a baffling small-town murder that Olivia must solve—AGED FOR DEATH is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you laughing late into the night.
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Customer Reviews
Aged for murder
An improbable lead character but the story is okay
Good Read
Well paced and had you guessing. I enjoyed the read.
Nope, can’t finish it.
Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace
I’m not going to finish this, I’m at the 72% mark, I’ve been skimming paragraphs for a while now.
The murder doesn’t happen until half way through the book.
The protagonist is 34, an inane person, who apparently leads a nationwide advertising campaign (so organises money, people, tasks). Who after a hugely successful product launch, has a change of heart. Some events cascade badly, she resigns ‘on the spot’ even though her contract says she has to give notice.
Then when the corporation says the immediate resignation is in breach of contract and pauses her payments, she ‘forgets’ she own a property that she lives in, that she can sell to pay for her relocation.
While in Tuscany, where most of the story is set, they start on producing wine from grapes. Puts grape juice in bowl, adds way too much yeast, covers with lid, and cooks. Gas builds up and lids come off, right? Nope - in this story the lid clamps down, two people can’t remove it, bowl & lid go outside, where it explodes as you’d expect.
Story-Pace - glacial,
World-building - poor, so no excuse for the pace.
Characters - simple, stereotypical.
Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace is not a book I’ll finish 1/5
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Key: bad 1/5, ok 2/5, good 3/5, great 4/5, unusually outstanding 5/5