{"product_id":"the-viognier-vendetta-ellen-crosby-9781439163870","title":"The Viognier Vendetta: A Wine Country Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eEllen Crosby's \"beguiling\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) fifth mystery takes readers into Washington's corridors of power, where Lucie Montgomery uncovers a political and financial scandal while trying to locate her missing friend. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHEN LUCIE MONTGOMERY VISITS Washington, D.C., during cherry blossom season she doesn't expect her reunion with old friend Rebecca Natale is a setup. But Rebecca disappears into thin air after running an errand for her boss, billionaire philanthropist and investment guru Sir Thomas Asher. Also missing: an antique silver wine cooler looted by British soldiers before they burned the White House during the War of 1812. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next morning Lucie identifies Rebecca's neatly folded clothes found in a rowboat floating in the Potomac River. Is it suicide, murder--or an elaborate scheme to disappear? A clandestine meeting in the U.S. Capitol, a startling revelation on a windy hill, and cryptic messages from Rebecca cloaked in eighteenth-century poetry are all part of the suspenseful tale of whether Rebecca is alive or dead--and the truth about Asher Investments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an absorbing plot, colorful characters, and fascinating winemaking detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Viognier Vendetta \u003c\/i\u003ecombines an entertaining mystery with luminous prose that has become Crosby's trademark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Crosby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439163871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439163870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Ellen Crosby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994063405311,"sku":"9781439163870","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc3dd70c-f292-41e2-801c-7b37c0928438.jpg?v=1683327916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-viognier-vendetta-ellen-crosby-9781439163870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}