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The Vintage Caper

the delightful mystery from the bestselling author of A Year in Provence

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The Vintage Caper

By: Peter Mayle
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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Hollywood lawyer Danny Roth is the victim of a world-class wine heist - and he is devastated. Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime, is called in by Roth's insurance company, now saddled with a multi-million-dollar claim. His leads take him first to Bordeaux's magnificent vineyards and then to glorious Provence.
Along the way, bien sûr, he's joined by a beautiful French colleague, Sophie. In their quest to discover the truth, Sam and Sophie must explore many a château and its contents.
The unravelling of this ingenious crime is threaded through with Mayle's seductive rendering of France's sensory delights. From the fine wines of Bordeaux to the bouillabaisse of Marseille, this is pure vintage Mayle.
(P)2010 Quercus Editions Ltd©2010 Escargot Productions Limited Crime Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Witty Mystery
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Critic reviews

Mayle peppers the narrative with wry observations, often in the form of his trademark one-liners
It's a breeze of a read - light and fun, and written with the ease and assurance of an expert
This book left me feeling thirsty for a glass of Bordeaux and hungry for beef cheeks with foie gras, followed by a fondant au chocolat
An evocative blending of wine and crime and a book that is sure to please Mayle fans and newcomers alike
This is a feel-good book for the summer, best savoured over a glass of vintage rosé
All stars
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Where does The Vintage Caper rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

About half way up - good for detail, less so for reading

What did you like best about this story?

The detail of the locations, wines and countryside

Did Lorelei King do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

She tried, but was handicapped by being an American lady reading a book by an Englishman set in France

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The agony of listening to French names and words being mangled by American pronunciation

Any additional comments?

How about using English readers for English books - they'll have to speak slowly for American listeners of course?

Great story of greed and intrigue

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Why an American, female narrator??? Tim Piggot Smith please. This is just not right for Mayle book AT ALL.

Dreadful Narrator

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It's an easy and satisfying book. If you like the French joie de vivre and want something entertaining this is it!

Entertaining, not too demanding and fun

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More about food and drink in France than any detective subtleties. Good fun if you like to reminisce about life in the 80s

Light hearted vintage Mayle

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One Wine enthusiasist loses worth of 3 million collection of Bordeaux wines. Special private detective is assigned by insurance company for quest to get bottles back. This to France flying private detective is not interested just for lost bottles. He is more interested in gourmande cousine and wine of France. In France he gets woman as an assistant who is also enthusiaist of food and wine. They find out that there is a person who is interested of buying Bordeaux bottles, but to meet person they must first travel to Marseille.
To check his wine cellar they must make a plan to be private writers of world's best wine cellars...

No certain place is introduced in this book, but it's definetly written in Mayle's style.

Private detective story at Mayle's style

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