I really enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged and it only took a few days to read. I think this is going to be a good book club option for several clubs. I plan recommending to my book friends and I look forward to reading more by this author.

FBI Agent Lana Burrell is working on the site of a notorious a double murder in Napa Valley, and the case quickly spirals out of control. Her childhood best friend Jessica Bancroft was murdered twenty plus years ago, ostensibly by her father and she spends the intervening decades mired in a cloud of doubt and confusion.

It seems where wine flows, mystery follows. Were these just normal wine industry machinations or is it possible that a cult is involved?

After a lot of meandering setup and backstory, the action finally began to pick up about 40% of the way through. Unfortunately, the characterization of the killer’s motives comes off as rote and uninspired. Ultimately this story investigating the inter-workings of the wine business just missed the mark for me.

I received this advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for or an honest review and feedback.

I really enjoyed this book. The mystery and the murderer had me surprised. I liked all the characters especially the Deputy Essie Leroux and of course Caleb. My only complaint was that there was more about wine and vineyards than I ever needed to know. It got a bit wordy at times. But it still kept me reading till the end.

Lana Burrell grew up on an idyllic Napa Valley vineyard with her best friend Jess, until Jess mysteriously disappeared and Lana’s father was falsely accused of her murder. Over twenty years later, he’s still serving a life sentence, but Lana knows he’s innocent, just like she knows Jess’s real killer is still out there! Good book! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, a great who done it and a few twists and turns. The story was interesting! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I really enjoyed the last 20% of this book. I was definitely surprised by the ending. The first part of the book, however, was a bit too slow, and bit too technical for me.