A Poisonous Pour
$46.82
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2026
Summary
Since moving from L.A. to California’s verdant wine country, widowed single mom Cece Barton has gone from Colinas wine bar manager to wine bar owner—with a chaser of sleuthing.
It’s Memorial Day weekend and Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley is buzzing with activity. For Cece, business at Vino y Vida is going great, as is her romance with new beau, Benjamin. Meanwhile, Cece’s neighbor, Richard Flora, is stirring up controversy with his newest article, an exposé of Regan Greene, power-hu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496742360 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1496742362 |
| Author: | Maddie Day |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Kensington Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 140mm |
| Series: | A Cece Barton Mystery |
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Praise for the Cece Barton Mysteries
“The manager of a popular Sonoma wine bar struggles to discover who killed an unpopular handyman…Here’s hoping her latest success gives Day’s heroine the self-confidence to become the cozy sleuth she deserves to be.”—Kirkus Reviews on Deadly Crush
“Day’s series debut more than does justice to her West Coast roots.”—Kirkus Reviews on Murder Uncorked
“A mouthwatering new cozy series. I’m looking forward to more of Cece Barton’s sleuthing in California’s wine country.” —Gigi Pandian, Agatha-Award winning author on Murder Uncorked
“Beautifully balanced plotting pairs nicely with rich sensory details and distinctive characters in this top-shelf debut. California dreaming at its finest, Maddie Day had me at Merlot.” —Carlene O’Connor, USA Today bestselling author of the Irish Village mysteries
“Murder Uncorked is cozy mystery perfection. Cece Barton is a wonderful protagonist; smart, intrepid, and compassionate. Maddie Day’s writing is so vivid that I can envision the rolling hills of California’s Wine Country and taste the delectable vintages that Cece pours at Vino y Vida Wine Bar. And the plot is full of unexpected twists and turns. A toast to a wonderful new series uncorked by a master of mystery.” —Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author of the Cajun County mysteries
“Cece Barton’s wine glass is definitely half-full in Maddie Day’s series debut, Murder Uncorked. Day’s genius is to pair a plotty puzzle of a murder mystery with a richly detailed small-town setting, like the perfect platter of bar snacks and the perfect pour. Cheers!” —Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of the Last Ditch Motel mysteries
About The Author
Maddie Day
Maddie Day is the Agatha Award-winning author of the Cozy Capers Book Club Mysteries, the Country Store Mysteries, the CeCe Barton Mysteries, and the Local Foods Mysteries, as well as other series and short crime fiction written under the name Edith Maxwell. A member of Mystery Writers of America and a proud lifetime member of Sisters in Crime, she is a regular contributor at Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen and belongs to the Wicked Authors, a group of bestselling authors who blog at Wicked Authors. Day lives with her beau and their cat Martin north of Boston, although she knows Indiana, California, and Cape Cod intimately. She is a wine enthusiast, talented amateur chef, and former farmer.
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