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    Murder Alfresco: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery
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    Murder Alfresco: A Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Mystery

    By Nadia Gordon

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    Returning from a party late one night, chef Sunny McCoskey is the first to discover the body of a murdered woman left outside a local winery, and she may even have witnessed the killer driving away.

    Thrust into the center of a crime that has rattled the tranquil Napa Valley, Sunny pursues her own investigation, a journey that takes her from Northern California's wine country to the insular houseboat community along the San Francisco Bay. Uncovering a tangle of secret liaisons, Sunny closes in on the murderer, who responds with one more desperate act.

    With Murder Alfresco, author Nadia Gordon again takes us into the heart of the food and wine culture of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, and introduces us to an array of irreverent characters. As the Los Angeles Times said, "Sunny is a welcome, energetic heroine. . . . She and her pals are fun to be around."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateJul 1, 2010
    ISBN9780811870719
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    • 4/5
      A gruesome murder is discovered by restaurateur Sunny McCloskey. The victim haunts her dreams sapping her energy. Sunny sets out to learn who Heidi Romero was hoping this will provide the means to release Heidi from her dreams. For those who cook , or even those who don't lots of menu ideas and food discussions.
    • 3/5
      Another third book, this is part of the Sunny McCloskey series. I met Nadia at Left Coast Crime in Hawai'i last March, and won this book for correctly answering a trivia question.Sunny is the chef/owner of Wildside a restaurant in the Napa Valley. She leaves a boring party late one night, intending to call a taxi, but discovers that her cell phone battery is dead. Since it's only a few miles, she decides to walk home. The only vehicle she sees is a truck pulling out from the drive of a vineyard. A few minutes later, she sees something hanging from a tree branch, and upon investigating further, discovers it's the body of a woman. She breaks into the vineyard's office and calls the authories, but although she tries to forget about the incident, she finds herself obsessed with the young woman and determines to find out what kind of person she was, in the hopes of settling her mind. The story is a bit coincidence-laden, but it's well-written, and Sunny is a sympathetic protagonist.
    • 4/5
      Murder in Napa Valley. Interesting book, fast read with lots of wine references.