Aged for Murder (A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery—Book 1)

Fiona Grace

Jun 2020 · A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery Book 1 · Fiona Grace

About this audiobook

"Very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that appreciates a very well written mystery, with some twists and an intelligent plot. You will not be disappointed. Excellent way to spend a cold weekend!"

--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Murder in the Manor)

AGED FOR MURDER (A TUSCAN VINEYARD COZY MYSTERY) is the debut novel in a charming new cozy mystery series by #1 bestselling author Fiona Grace, author of Murder in the Manor (Book #1), a #1 Bestseller with over 100 five-star reviews—and a free download!

When Olivia Glass, 34, concocts an ad for a cheap wine that propels her advertising company to the top, she is ashamed by her own work—yet offered the promotion she’s dreamed of. Olivia, at a crossroads, realizes this is not the life she signed up for. Worse, when Olivia discovers her long-time boyfriend, about to propose, has been cheating on her, she realizes it’s time for a major life change.

Olivia has always dreamed of moving to Tuscany, living a simple life, and starting her own vineyard.

When her long-time friend messages her about a Tuscan cottage available, Olivia can’t help wonder: is it fate?

Hilarious, packed with travel, food, wine, twists and turns, romance and her newfound animal friend—and centering around a baffling small-town murder that Olivia must solve—AGED FOR DEATH is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you laughing late into the night.

Books #2 and #3 in the series—AGED FOR DEATH and AGED FOR MAYHEM—are now also available!

Ratings and reviews

Boring, unrealistic An American comes to Italy, has no clue about wine and becomes a sommelier in seconds where others need years of intensiv training. A murder, a little flirtation, some cute animals and bam - you have a cozy mystery novel. And the narrator should have learned at least how to pronounce the different wines. Her interpretation of an Italian accent was more of a Russian butcher. All in all... Boring

(I am not rating this book based on all fiction or even all within its genre. I am rating this book based upon what this book is intended to be: light and entertaining.) I stopped listening at chapter seventeen. I only held on to see if or when an actual mystery would occur. It was not until chapter fifteen or sixteen that the actual mystery began. That means chapter after chapter was just introduction. That's more than a slow start, it's desperation to fill audiobook minutes just to waste our time and money. I don't require deep character development in lighter fare, but the characters here were the literary equivalent of the cheapest microwave dinners. So bland, artificial and forgettable it's better to look for something just as cheap but twice as fulfilling elsewhere. (Even if it requires extra effort--i.e., reading it myself.) There is more, but I think that's sufficient to explain my review.

More a romantic comedy than a murder mystery. Enjoyable to listen to, the writing is keeping you interested and the reader did a great job. Thanks!

About the author

Fiona Grace is author of the LACEY DOYLE COZY MYSTERY series, comprising three books (and counting). Fiona is also the author of the TUSCAN VINEYARD COZY MYSTERY series, which includes three books (and counting).

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