{"product_id":"the-viognier-vendetta-a-wine-country-mystery-9781439163870","title":"The Viognier Vendetta: A Wine Country Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eEllen Crosby's \"beguiling\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) fifth mystery takes readers into Washington's corridors of power, where Lucie Montgomery uncovers a political and financial scandal while trying to locate her missing friend. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHEN LUCIE MONTGOMERY VISITS Washington, D.C., during cherry blossom season she doesn't expect her reunion with old friend Rebecca Natale is a setup. But Rebecca disappears into thin air after running an errand for her boss, billionaire philanthropist and investment guru Sir Thomas Asher. Also missing: an antique silver wine cooler looted by British soldiers before they burned the White House during the War of 1812. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next morning Lucie identifies Rebecca's neatly folded clothes found in a rowboat floating in the Potomac River. Is it suicide, murder--or an elaborate scheme to disappear? A clandestine meeting in the U.S. Capitol, a startling revelation on a windy hill, and cryptic messages from Rebecca cloaked in eighteenth-century poetry are all part of the suspenseful tale of whether Rebecca is alive or dead--and the truth about Asher Investments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an absorbing plot, colorful characters, and fascinating winemaking detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Viognier Vendetta \u003c\/i\u003ecombines an entertaining mystery with luminous prose that has become Crosby's trademark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrosby, Ellen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ellen Crosby\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMultiple Exposure\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in a series featuring photojournalist Sophie Medina. She has also written six books in the Virginia wine country mystery series. A former freelance reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eMoscow correspondent for ABC Radio News, and an economist at the US Senate, Crosby lives in Virginia with her family. Learn more about her at EllenCrosby.com.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415312339218,"sku":"9781439163870","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_576902d1-947b-4d77-8419-f2120d19b080.jpg?v=1729400363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-viognier-vendetta-a-wine-country-mystery-9781439163870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}