Book description
Ellen McKenzie and her fiancé, Chief of Police Dan Dunham, are on their
way to the very upscale Harvest Festival Dinner, hosted by Ellens niece,
Sabrina, and her husband, Mark Tortelli. They are seasoned winery
professionals. What could go wrong? New to Silver Springs Winery, the
Tortellis have been worried for weeks that their jobs depend on the
success of this event, and the reputation of the guest chef hasnt helped
calm their nerves. Otto Messinger is noted for his temper tantrums.
Ellen is hoping hell keep himself in check. Dan is hoping the Tortellis,
who have been staying with Ellen for a month, will triumph and soon find
their own place to live. Tonights guest list seems to include everyone
who has ever had a feud with Otto, a fact the little chef is thoroughly
enjoying. The dinner progresses, a little shaky but without disaster.
Then its time for dessert. But where is Otto? It is Sabrina who finds
him, quite dead, in a wine fermenting tank. Who helped him into it? Dan
seems to think it was Sabrina. Ellen would prefer Dan find another
suspectand there are plenty. Kathleen Delaney is a recently retired
real estate broker. The mother of five grown children, grandmother of
almost nine, she has also bred and shown national winning Arabian and
Half Arabian horses. She has left California for South Carolina where
she is at work on the fourth Ellen McKenzie/Dan Dunham mystery, and
hopes to finally find the time to indulge herself in her favorite
pastime next to writing, reading.
