Grapes of Death

When Elise Beckett's long-distance beau, Stuart, offers her a dream job in organic horticulture research, she's torn between the opportunity of a lifetime and her responsibilities at her family's River Bend vineyard. But before Elise has time to make her decision, Uncle Edmond--the family's money-loving and temper-toting black sheep--is found dead on vineyard land. What seems to be an accidental drowning proves to be murder, and every Beckett, even Elise, is a suspect.

When Elise Beckett's long-distance beau, Stuart, offers her a dream job in organic horticulture research, she's torn between the opportunity of a lifetime and her responsibilities at her family's River Bend vineyard. But before Elise has time to make her decision, Uncle Edmond--the family's money-loving and temper-toting black sheep--is found dead on vineyard land. What seems to be an accidental drowning proves to be murder, and every Beckett, even Elise, is a suspect.

Sheriff's Deputy Jackson Landry must catch Edmond's killer, and Elise is determined to help him--whether he wants her to or not. Delving deeper into the mystery, Jackson and Elise become tangled in a long vine of suspects and dark secrets. Now a race is on for them to stop the deadly plot before the murderer claims another victim.

Praise:

"The characters are vivid, the plot is cleverly and coherently woven together, and the suspense builds up to a hair-raising [ending]."--Publishers Weekly