Chef Maurice and the Wrath of Grapes

In the rarefied world of wine collecting, murder isn’t exactly a barrel of laughs…An invitation to dinner at the home of renowned wine collector Sir William Burton-Trent soon finds Chef Maurice in the middle of an all-too-real murder mystery party, when Sir William is found dead in his own wine cellar.The guests are acting all innocent, but which one is only playing the part? The pushy Californian film director? The seductive French winemaker?Or could it be, against all narrative decency, the butler who did it?With the help of food critic friend Arthur Wordington-Smythe, a large kipper sandwich, and the newly formed Cochon Rouge Wine Appreciation Society, Chef Maurice must get to the bottom of matters before events turn decidedly sour…