Lori C. (dollycas) reviewed The Name of the Rose (Rose Avenue Wine Club, Bk 3) on + 648 more book reviews
Dollycas's Thoughts
The Rose Avenue Wine Club is all ready to take on another investigation, especially when one of them is accused of being a drug smuggler and other people they care about could be in trouble too. Their snooping takes them to the Santa Monica Airport but instead of finding a way to clear Sally's name they find a mechanic dead . . . murdered. It going to take more than a wine flight to get to the truth and the killer but these ladies are up to the task. The wine flows but no whining is allowed.
The ladies of the Rose Avenue Wine Club are a hoot! Some more than others. Halsey, with her dog Bardot by her side, can get herself into so much trouble. Even doing something normal like picking a piece of fruit off a tree turns into a drama-filled event that is written in such a humorous way. Sally is really put on the spot in this story. She says the Curse of Rose Avenue is back as she is taken in by the police for questioning. Then she learns Charlie was piloting the plane that carried the drugs addressed for her and it crashed into something on the runway when landing, landing him in the emergency room. Followed by new club member Mary Anne announcing that her husband is missing. These ladies' wine classes are overflowing with everything happening even before they find the mechanic's body.
Ms. Blum sets a quick pace as we tag along with the wine clubbers as they uncover each clue and follow each turn in a comical way to catch a killer and a smuggler. It was a wild ride, that is for sure. I was doing my best to figure it all out too in between all the laughing I was doing. It is the strong friendships these ladies have built that really shines though. The way they team up together to solve the mystery is fantastic. They follow each other into some crazy and scary places much to their friend, detective Augie's dismay.
The key to all the humor is the way the author describes each situation and the dialogue between the characters. Perfectly timed and written while still getting across the seriousness of the murder.
The Name of the Rosé was a fabulous lighthearted read. I am unsure how I missed these books when they were released but I plan to read the final book in this series, Clarets of Fire very soon.
The Rose Avenue Wine Club is all ready to take on another investigation, especially when one of them is accused of being a drug smuggler and other people they care about could be in trouble too. Their snooping takes them to the Santa Monica Airport but instead of finding a way to clear Sally's name they find a mechanic dead . . . murdered. It going to take more than a wine flight to get to the truth and the killer but these ladies are up to the task. The wine flows but no whining is allowed.
The ladies of the Rose Avenue Wine Club are a hoot! Some more than others. Halsey, with her dog Bardot by her side, can get herself into so much trouble. Even doing something normal like picking a piece of fruit off a tree turns into a drama-filled event that is written in such a humorous way. Sally is really put on the spot in this story. She says the Curse of Rose Avenue is back as she is taken in by the police for questioning. Then she learns Charlie was piloting the plane that carried the drugs addressed for her and it crashed into something on the runway when landing, landing him in the emergency room. Followed by new club member Mary Anne announcing that her husband is missing. These ladies' wine classes are overflowing with everything happening even before they find the mechanic's body.
Ms. Blum sets a quick pace as we tag along with the wine clubbers as they uncover each clue and follow each turn in a comical way to catch a killer and a smuggler. It was a wild ride, that is for sure. I was doing my best to figure it all out too in between all the laughing I was doing. It is the strong friendships these ladies have built that really shines though. The way they team up together to solve the mystery is fantastic. They follow each other into some crazy and scary places much to their friend, detective Augie's dismay.
The key to all the humor is the way the author describes each situation and the dialogue between the characters. Perfectly timed and written while still getting across the seriousness of the murder.
The Name of the Rosé was a fabulous lighthearted read. I am unsure how I missed these books when they were released but I plan to read the final book in this series, Clarets of Fire very soon.
