The Island of Wine and Death
Fiction, Thriller / Crime
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
After training as a management assistant in advertising, Paul Grote studied sociology and political science in Hamburg. He spent 15 years living in South America, from were he reported for the press and radio on wine and cookery.
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