Le French Book Offers Summer Beach Read Deals

New York, New York

Mystery and thriller publisher Le French Book is running summer beach read deals until June 25th. This publishing house offers a variety of summer reads to chose from, from psychological suspense, mysteries set in Paris, and cozy whodunits to novels with amateur sleuths, freelance spies or Mossad agents. These translated top-selling French mysteries and thrillers provide escape reading for hot summer days.

One particular seriesthe Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balenis an immersion in French countryside and gourmet attitude with two amateur sleuths gumshoeing around French wine country. The Winemaker Detective series delves into the underworld of a global luxury industry, where there's money, deceit, death, crime, inheritance, jealousy-all the ingredients needed to distill a fine detective series; that and a decent dose of Epicurean enjoyment of fine food and beverage. It follows master winemaker Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile Lanssien in their adventures solving mysteries in vineyards throughout France and beyond. Each book is a homage to wine and winemakers.

Booklist says it "will whet the appetites of fans of both Iron Chef and Murder, She Wrote." Eurocrime calls them "a fun and informative take on the cozy crime mystery, French style." The El Paso Times says the are "books to inspire foodies," and Foreword Reviews: "Difficult to forget and oddly addictive."

Three of the Winemaker Detective series ebooks will be marked down 25% through June 25.

Deadly Tasting (9781939474209) - A serial killer stalks Bordeaux. To understand the wine-related symbolism, the local police call on the famous wine critic Benjamin Cooker. The investigation leads them to the dark hours of France's history, as the mystery thickens among the once-peaceful vineyards of Pomerol.

Cognac Conspiracies (9781939474339) - The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in France face a hostile takeover by foreign investors. Renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to audit the books. In what he thought was a sleepy provincial town, he and his assistant Virgile have their loyalties tested.

Mayhem in Margaux (9781939474421) - Summer brings the Winemaker Detective's daughter to Bordeaux, along with a heatwave. Local vintners are on edge, But Benjamin Cooker is focused on solving a mystery that touches him very personally. Along the way he finds out more than he'd like to know about the makings of a grand cru classé wine.

Low prices on these titles will be available on all major ebook platforms through June 25.

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Le French Book is a New York-based publisher that brings France's best mysteries and thrillers to new readers across the English-speaking world. Its motto is: "If we love it, we'll translate it."

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