The Island, The Wine and The Death (vol. XIII)
A German vintner is looking to purchase a bodega in Majorca complete with attached vineyards, but then his interest begins to falter. The previous owner’s family seems to be hiding something from him – there’s obviously something they’re keeping a lid on. What’s worse, the last potential buyer died just before signing the contract. He was found beaten to death in the red light district of S’Arenal.
The vintner asks Henry Meyenbeeker, former wine journalist and now sales manager of his wife Isabella Peñasco’s wine cellar, to come to Majorca and make discreet enquiries on his behalf. Henry is looking forward to a short island break – unaware of quite how dangerous the territory he is entering will prove to be...
- the 13th volume of Paul Grote’s popular wine and crime series
- over 300,000 copies sold to date
- Story is set in Mallorca, Spain
Paul Grote is Germany’s best-known author of wine-related crime novels. He first discovered his interest in wine and wine-growing while working as a reporter in South America, and has since developed it into a primary focus. He has visited all of the major wine-growing regions in Europe and published eighteen crime novels centred around wine.