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The Critic

A tantalising cold-case murder mystery (The Enzo Files Book 2)

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By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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**THE ENZO FILES: PETER MAY'S ADDICTIVE COLD-CASE SERIES**
**'A wonderful protagonist' MYSTERY BOOKS REVIEW**
**'Fans of Cold Case will relish The Critic' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY**


In the second instalment in the Enzo Files, a murder mystery in a vineyard serves Enzo Macleod a perfectly chilled conundrum.


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 façade 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.

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Critic reviews

A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
A wonderfully complex book (Peter James, on Entry Island)
He is a terrific writer doing something different (Mark Billingham)
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer (Sophie Hannah)
Wonderfully compelling (Kate Mosse)
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
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years (Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy)
Lyrical, empathetic and moving (Alex Gray)
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization (Barry Forshaw)
Dark, exciting and atmospheric
Powerful and authentic
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending
Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed
All stars
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I listen to a lot of Peter May books and usually can't put them down. This one was a tad disappointing - slow and slightly boring for me by comparison. Won't stop me listening to a Peter May book in the future though - still think he's a brilliant writer!

Not my favourite of Peter May books

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The background detail was laid on very thickly and overpowered the action rather than complementing it.

Disappointing

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Only the second Peter May book I have read, enjoyed it just as much as the first. Interesting character and well interpreted by the reader.

Excellent

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Peter May is a master storyteller and I’ve enjoyed all his different series. He researches his subject with passion but in this particular book “less is more” too much in depth description of the wine industry upset the pace of the story. Ending was an anti climax.

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A great read, loved the context of wine making and tasting, as I've been shown around a Spanish wine makers in the past, so could visualise quite a lot.

A great read

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