Barney Leason's sizzling tales of intrigue and desire among the rich and beautiful have sold over three million copies and won him spots on the New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists. Now Leason exposes what really goes on in the sexy milieu of world-class winemakers
Clara Morelli's small Sonoma Valley vineyard produces a luscious cabernet. Bertram Hill, a corporation of dubious reputation, wants to take over Morelli Vineyards, making juicy offers almost too good to refuse. But something smells a little "off" about the pushy Bertram Hill people--especially when they will not take "no" for an answer . . .
This is surely the be-all and end-all of wine thrillers. A clown-and-demon bunch of international plotters try to take over a fine, small American vineyard. Their efforts explode with murder, mayhem, sea and highway chase scenes, and yes, there's also high and low comedy and a quality cabernet romance. Tucked in are fascinating and obscure goblets of information on wine-selling, wine-tasting and wine-adulterating. I'd sooner put aside a glass of some grand cru than "Grand Cru." If this isn't a bestseller, there's no literary justice left.
A fast-paced comic thriller
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Barney Leason knows his California wine country as well as Elmore Leonard knows the underside of Florida. "Grand Cru" is as smooth as a fine California Pinot Noir, a fast-paced comic thriller that occasionally erupts into outrageous farce, a Leason specialty. Laugh-out-loud funny in places, warm-hearted, consistently readable, just the book to have handy in your carry-on bag for a long flight to the West Coast.
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