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The Vintage Corpse. Easy to read a good flow of words. But what a waste of wine!
You think you knew who the killer was, but in the end it was not him at all. I do hope this person who is trying to kill Enzo do not succeed, Keep up the good work It is hard to find a good enjoyable read. Thank you Peter May.
You think you knew who the killer was, but in the end it was not him at all. I do hope this person who is trying to kill Enzo do not succeed, Keep up the good work It is hard to find a good enjoyable read. Thank you Peter May.
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In vino veritas...
25 Feb 2012
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The second book in May's Enzo Files series (the first is Dry Bones) sees Enzo Macleod tackle another unsolved murder. Wine expert Gil Petty had been missing for four years before his body turns up during the grape harvest in the Gaillac region of France. Enzo is soon to discover that Petty's is only one of several disappearances in the region - and it looks like someone wants to stop his investigation by any means available.
This plotline gives May the opportunity to delve into the whole subject of wine making and tasting and he does so with a gusto that suggests it might be a favourite subject! As always May's in-depth research shines through - the reader gets a real sense of the whole industry surrounding wine making, tradition fighting with technology to survive in a cut-throat market.
I am a big fan of May's books but I have to admit to preferring both his early China thrillers and his current excellent Lewis trilogy to the Enzo Files series. I find his habit of frequently dropping in French words distracting - although it's usually obvious from the context what they mean I find it breaks the flow of reading. Also, Enzo himself is not my favourite May hero. A middle-aged man, he seems to be surrounded by women who find him irresistible while he seems obsessed by their, shall we say, physical charms. His relationship with his daughter Sophie also doesn't ring true - she is as sweet as saccharin and behaves like a little girl rather than the twenty-year-old woman she is supposed to be.
Despite these criticisms, the plotting is good, the descriptive writing excellent and I feel considerably more educated about the subject of wine than I was before. Recommended.
This plotline gives May the opportunity to delve into the whole subject of wine making and tasting and he does so with a gusto that suggests it might be a favourite subject! As always May's in-depth research shines through - the reader gets a real sense of the whole industry surrounding wine making, tradition fighting with technology to survive in a cut-throat market.
I am a big fan of May's books but I have to admit to preferring both his early China thrillers and his current excellent Lewis trilogy to the Enzo Files series. I find his habit of frequently dropping in French words distracting - although it's usually obvious from the context what they mean I find it breaks the flow of reading. Also, Enzo himself is not my favourite May hero. A middle-aged man, he seems to be surrounded by women who find him irresistible while he seems obsessed by their, shall we say, physical charms. His relationship with his daughter Sophie also doesn't ring true - she is as sweet as saccharin and behaves like a little girl rather than the twenty-year-old woman she is supposed to be.
Despite these criticisms, the plotting is good, the descriptive writing excellent and I feel considerably more educated about the subject of wine than I was before. Recommended.
Another thoroughly entertaining read by Peter May
14 Jun 2011
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For pure entertainment, Peter May never disappoints. His China Thrillers and Enzo Files thus far have consistently entertained me. This story does not wilt or sag to the end, while teaching about French wines and winemaking, especially in the Gaillic Region of France, near Toulouse. As a beach read or for a train ride, Vintage Corpse is perfect. Only caveat, May tries to use several hundred French words throughout the text in italics. It was more annoying than enlightening.
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