{"product_id":"9781439163870","title":"The Viognier Vendetta (Wine Country Mystery #5)","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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42609731960893,"sku":"9781439163870","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781439163870_p0.jpg?v=1771584626","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9781439163870","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}