A Case of Syrah, Syrah: A Wine Country Mystery by Nancy J. Parra

A Case of Syrah, Syrah: A Wine Country Mystery by Nancy J. Parra
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Taylor O’Brian had moved to live with her Aunt Jemma when her health came into question on her aunt’s small winery. Wanting to make her own way though Taylor decided to cash in on the local scenery and bought an old VW bus much like the famous Mystery Machine and planned to start up Taylor’s Off The Beaten Path Wine Tours.

On the day of Taylor’s very first tour however things did not go as planned. Taylor had set the day up for her yoga instructor Laura and her group but as the first stop is winding down and it’s time for lunch Laura is no where to be found. Taylor heads back up the path to search for Laura and before she knows it she finds the missing yoga instructor with Taylor’s own corkscrew in her back. Now to clear her name Taylor vows to find out who the real killer is before she goes down for the murder herself.

A Case of Syrah, Syrah by Nancy J. Parra is the first cozy mystery in the Wine Country Mystery series. The series is set in the lovely area of Sonoma which is known for it’s many wineries. It was easy to picture Taylor and her VW bus heading out into this lovely setting only to have things go wrong.

I have to say this is one of those books that I found myself easily digging into and enjoying from the start. I liked Taylor along with the other characters in the book as the story went along. There are hints to maybe finding Taylor a match in later books but nothing on that front so far, just a lot of questioning and following the clues with some quirky happenings here and there. With this solid first book with some nice writing I’ll certainly be interested in seeing where the series goes form here.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.