Cecelia Barton is the manager of a wine bar called Vino y Vida. Earlier a man named Vincent Sardo stopped by the bar to hire Vino y Vida to host an event for the valley association. But Cece decided they couldn’t accommodate the event under the conditions he proposed. The next day Vincent turns up dead. According to the sheriff he was murdered. Who would want him dead and why?
Thank you to Maddie Day, NetGalley and Kensington Books for the arc of this book

Murder Uncorked by Maddie Day is a great cozy mystery that is the first in a new series: A Cece Barton Mystery.

I love anything Maddie Day writes, so of course I had to start reading her new cozy mystery series set in Wine Country, California.

I enjoyed meeting Cece, her sister, and the whole collection of new locals that will grace us with their literary presence in this series.

It was a nice opener, giving us the backdrop, background, and some of the pluses and minuses of living in a touristy, but picturesque locale. There are risks within the murder/mystery, as well as externally as well.

Looking forward to more!



4/5 stars

Thank you NG and Kensington Books for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

I am posting this review to my GR and Bookbub accounts immediately and will post it to my Amazon, Instagram, and B&N accounts upon publication on 10/24/23.

I liked the characters and the setting and the details. It was a fun mystery even though the killer was obvious and the ending was a bit predictable.

I enjoyed this book. I liked the setting and that it was so realistic with the wildfires being mentioned. The characters are good too, I found them interesting. The killer is a bit obvious but I liked how the reveal came about. #MurderUncorked #NetGalley

new-series, wine, California, family, friends, first-in-series, amateur-sleuth, cozy-mystery, twins, suspense, widow, murder, murder-investigation, pet-cat, empty-nester, inheritance, law-enforcement, small-town, small-business*****

Good start to a new series by an author I really like! Lots of suspects, a possible romance, great friends and family, disturbing things like a near break-in and truck vs bicycle incident. Cece spends a lot of time and energy delving into the dead man's past and relationships to people in town despite the rude deputy who gives Cece a slight case of paranoia. The publisher's blurb does a good job, but the story itself is what kept me up way too late!
I requested and received an EARC from Kensington Books via NetGalley.