Murder Alfresco

February 1, 2005
When chef McCoskey finds a woman fettucine al dead-o, she and her colorful friends romp through the vineyards and restaurants of wine country to find the killer in the third of the series. Gordon lives in San Francisco.

Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

May 1, 2005
On her way home from a late-night party, chef Sunny McCoskey sees a corpse hanging from a tree at one of Napa Valley's premier wineries. Since she may have seen the murderer drive off, and the murderer may have seen her, Sunny is concerned for her personal safety. The police consider her a material witness and caution her not to discuss the case, but she cannot resist a little independent investigating. With the help of her eclectic group of cooks and vintners, she ignores the danger and mucks about among the wine country's high society and the colorful community of houseboat dwellers in Sausalito. Readers will turn pages quickly as they long for a glass of chardonnay and a meal at the Wildwood Cafe. Recommend this thoroughly engaging series--" Murder Alfresco "was preceded by " Sharpshooter "(2001) and " Death by the Glass" (2003)--to fans of the movie " Sideways."(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)