Valley of Zin

Is it a mystery? Is it a cookbook? It's both! Geraldine Duncann has cooked up a tasty who-done-it with over thirty excellent recipes. In this, her first novel, veteran cookbook author Geraldine Duncann has combined her love of good food, fine wines and interesting people to produce a first class adventure in the culinary mystery genre. You will meet widowed Josephine St. John, her two sons and vintner, Ben Penella, her father-in-law, a cantankerous curmudgeon, caught in a political time warp. The plot begins to ferment when Jo's boyfriend, Detective Allen Younger brings her oldest son, Lee in for questioning after the body of a pregnant young woman is found at the Penella winery in a bin of old growth Zinfandel grapes. And, the book contains a bonus: travel tips and historical tidbits about the Sonoma wine country as well as recipes for the delectable dishes mentioned.