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THE MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE BLACKHOUSE AND COFFIN ROAD HANDS FORENSIC SLEUTH ENZO MACLEOD A NEW COLD CASE.

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 facade 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.

Publisher Review

A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday * A wonderfully complex book He is a terrific writer doing something different From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer Wonderfully compelling Western France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence * Guardian * Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times * One of the best regarded crime series of recent years * Independent * Lyrical, empathetic and moving May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times * Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization * Independent * Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday * Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald * Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times * A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending * Tangled Web * Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed * The Good Book Guide *