Blood for wine: a Cal Claxton Oregon mystery
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Nero Wolfe Award Finalist for 2018
"Oenophiles and aspiring vintners will enjoy the wine lore in this well-wrought tale of love and betrayal." —Publishers Weekly
Cal Claxton's old farmhouse sits high in Oregon's Red Hills, home of scores of wineries and some of the most coveted acreage for growing the pinot noir grape in the world. Former Los Angeles prosecutor Cal settled in this haven to reboot his life as a widower, growing a small practice that includes some pro bono work in nearby Portland. Life is good, filled with food, wine, and friends. But this beautiful area is not the idyllic haven it appears to be.
When Cal's neighbor, Jim Kavanaugh, the owner and gifted vintner of an up-and-coming winery, is accused of murdering his wife, his freedom—and the grape harvest—is suddenly in jeopardy along with his reputation, and his business begins to slide. No gentleman farmer, this puts the rugged winemaker's property, his only financial asset, in play. When a blackmail plot is hatched against the owner of adjacent land, it begins to look like a brutal game of real-life Monopoly is underway.
Cal agrees to defend Jim, a good friend, which pulls him reluctantly into the blackmail plot. Emotions are running high over Lori Kavanaugh's bloody death. There is no shortage of suspects. There may be more than the one game in play. And defending Jim might well make Cal the next target of a vicious, cunning killer.
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Crime -- Fiction
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Extortion
Extortion -- Fiction
Fiction
Investigation
Legal fiction (Literature)
Literature
Murder
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery
Mystery fiction
Neighbors
Neighbors -- Fiction
Portland (Or.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thriller
Thrillers (Fiction)
Vintners
Vintners -- Fiction
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Grouping Title | blood for wine |
Grouping Author | warren c easley |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-07-26 02:10:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-07-26 02:19:45AM |
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Nero Wolfe Award Finalist for 2018
"Oenophiles and aspiring vintners will enjoy the wine lore in this well-wrought tale of love and betrayal." —Publishers Weekly
Cal Claxton's old farmhouse sits high in Oregon's Red Hills, home of scores of wineries and some of the most coveted acreage for growing the pinot noir grape in the world. Former Los Angeles prosecutor Cal settled in this haven to reboot his life as a widower, growing a small practice that includes some pro bono work in nearby Portland. Life is good, filled with food, wine, and friends. But this beautiful area is not the idyllic haven it appears to be.
When Cal's neighbor, Jim Kavanaugh, the owner and gifted vintner of an up-and-coming winery, is accused of murdering his wife, his freedom—and the grape harvest—is suddenly in jeopardy along with his reputation, and his business begins to slide. No gentleman farmer, this puts the rugged winemaker's property, his only financial asset, in play. When a blackmail plot is hatched against the owner of adjacent land, it begins to look like a brutal game of real-life Monopoly is underway.
Cal agrees to defend Jim, a good friend, which pulls him reluctantly into the blackmail plot. Emotions are running high over Lori Kavanaugh's bloody death. There is no shortage of suspects. There may be more than the one game in play. And defending Jim might well make Cal the next target of a vicious, cunning killer.
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9781464208416
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Electronic books
Extortion -- Fiction
Fiction
Legal fiction (Literature)
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Mystery fiction
Neighbors -- Fiction
Portland (Or.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Vintners -- Fiction
Blood for Wine [electronic resource] / Warren C. Easley
Blood for wine : a Cal Claxton Oregon mystery / Warren C. Easley
Electronic books
Extortion
Fiction
Investigation
Literature
Murder
Mystery
Neighbors
Thriller
Vintners
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