The Critic
A tantalising cold-case murder mystery (The Enzo Files Book 2)
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4.0 • 48 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
GAILLAC, SOUTH-WEST FRANCE.
An unsolved case.
Gil Petty, America's most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Divine Bottle and pickled in wine.
An un-cracked code.
For forensic expert Enzo Macleod, the key to this unsolved murder lies in decoding Petty's mysterious reviews - which could make or break a vineyard's reputation.
An uncorked criminal.
Enzo finds that beneath the tranquil façade of French viticulture lurks a back-stabbing community riddled with rivalry - and someone who is ready to stop him even if they have to kill again.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Oenophiles and fans of CBS's Cold Case will relish May's slightly far-fetched second outing to feature France-based Scottish sleuth Enzo Macleod (after 2006's Extraordinary People). When the corpse of powerful American wine critic Gil Petty turned up in southwest France, local cops were perplexed: the body was dressed in the robes of a local fraternal organization and appeared to have been practically pickled in wine. Four years later, shortly after Enzo, who specializes in unsolvable murders, reopens the case, another wine-saturated corpse is found. Petty had made countless enemies in the wine world, and his ex-wife and daughter had few kind words to say about him, but what connects him to the second killing? Enzo's emotional drama with both his daughters and romantic attractions to two charming ladies, plus tidbits about wine production and the art of wine tasting, make this a full-bodied, satisfying read.
Customer Reviews
Not May’s best.
So many crime writers use superfluous descriptions of their settings, people’s clothes but Enzo McLeods obsession with women and how they walk,look, dress, their potential for a bedmate becomes annoying. And with so few options, I guessed who the murderer was.
This is not nearly as good as his Lewis Island series. Still, he is a very clever man.
Not bad but…
The main character’s (author’s?) breast obsession was tiresome, and personally I think any writer who introduces a dog to the story for the sole purpose of having it meet a brutal and sadistic death is just plain ugly.