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The vintage caper : [a novel] / Peter Mayle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307269010
- ISBN: 0307269019
- Physical Description: 223 p.; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Subtitle from cover. |
| Summary, etc.: | After inviting the "Los Angeles Times" to write an extensive profile extolling the liquid treasures of his collection, entertainment lawyer Danny Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, cultivated crime expert, and wine connoisseur, who follows his leads as he tracks down the source of a multimillion dollar wine heist--a trail that leads him to Bordeaux and its magnificent vineyards, and to Provence to meet an eccentric billionaire collector who might possibly have an interest in the stolen wines. |
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| Subject: | Theft > Fiction. Wine and wine making > Fiction. Provence (France) > Fiction. Country life > Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Pastoral fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Leonard | Fiction Mayle (Text) | 31307018332553 | Fiction | Available | - |
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Author Notes
The Vintage Caper
Peter Mayle was born in Brighton, England on June 14, 1939. He began his career in advertising as a copywriter and rose to the executive ranks, but left advertising in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young adults. His educational books including Where Did I Come From? and What's Happening to Me? His travel memoir, A Year in Provence, received the British Book Awards' Best Travel Book of the Year in 1990 and was adapted into a television mini-series. His other nonfiction books included Toujours Provence, Encore Provence, Provence A-Z, and French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew. His fiction books included The Marseille Caper, The Corsican Caper, and A Good Year, which was adapted into a 2006 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. Mayle died on January 18, 2018 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography)
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