Deeds Left Undone

<p><b><i>It''s harvest time and trouble is fermenting for Virginia winemaker Lucie Montgomery in this warm-hearted, twisty mystery featuring small-town rivalries, buried secrets and full-bodied murder.</i></b><br><br> When a vineyard accident during harvest season leaves Lucie Montgomery without a valuable employee, it''s her worst nightmare. But before she can search for a replacement, there''s more bad news: Paul Merchant, her winery manager''s husband, is found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool.<br><br> Police rule Paul''s death an accident, but his wife insists he was murdered because of his leadership of Don''t Pave Paradise, a conservationist group lobbying to keep the region''s beautiful country roads unpaved. And six weeks ago, Paul''s predecessor also died under mysterious circumstances.<br><br> As Lucie is drawn into investigating Paul''s death, she discovers more than one motive for the crime - and more than one person in their close-knit community who wanted Paul dead. And when she finds an old photo of a beautiful local heiress who died tragically in a fire eighty years ago among Paul''s papers, she starts to wonder if the modern-day crime might have roots in the past.<br><br> Either way, someone is determined to make sure Lucie, who''s agreed to continue the work of Don''t Pave Paradise, hits a dead end before she even gets started. Even if it means committing murder. Again.<br><br> <b>Ellen Crosby''s Wine Country novels are "compulsively readable" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) and "a treat for oenophile mystery fans" - if you haven''t met Lucie before, curl up with a glass of wine and jump right in!</b></p>