Parker’s grand opening went viral- for all the wrong reasons. A locally renowned food reviewer is found dead after drinking one of her Chardonnays. The only way to save her business is to solve this crime and absolve her wine. 

I wish our protagonist Parker was a deeper character and that she had more involvement in the solving side of the mystery. I found this plot transparent, peppered with some forced writing- some of the analogies of people to wine were just terrible. But the story line is easy to follow and fast paced with a good serving of romance. There is definitely potential for growth and the sequel will be released in January.  A cute read for lovers of wine and or Colorado, Boulder in general. Great for when you need a lightweight read that you don’t have to think too deeply about. 

Audiobook Review Brooke Hoover did a great job with narrating. She fit the character well and did a nice job of differentiating characters. 

You can purchase Killer Chardonnay here from Amazon or if you’d like to support small bookstores, it’s also available at Bookshop.org.