About the author

Deborah Garner is an accomplished travel writer with a passion for back roads and secret hideaways. Born and raised in California, she studied in France before returning to the U.S. to attend UCLA. After stints in graduate school and teaching, she attempted to clone herself for decades by founding and running a dance and performing arts center, designing and manufacturing clothing and accessories, and tackling both spreadsheets and display racks for corporate retail management. Her passions include photography, hiking and animal rescue. She speaks five languages, some substantially better than others. She now divides her time between California and Wyoming, dragging one human and two canines along whenever possible.

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A Flair for Chardonnay is my first introduction to Sadie Kramer. I definitely love her flair and her sleuthing capabilities.

Set in two of my favorite places in the US – San Francisco and Napa Valley wine country – I liked the story right away. Combine that with the fact that it was only a few pages before the killer was revealed in the book that I figured the mystery out and I think the combination of wine and mystery is perfect.

I pick up books each May for easy reading over the warm summer evenings. I like to sit outside with a glass of wine or of craft beer and read as the sun sets. This book would easily make the list of those I want with me for this summertime activity. I’m looking to pick up a couple more Sadie Kramer books – I certainly hope there are a couple more – for just this purpose.

I received this book to review through Beck Valley Books Book Tours, all the opinions above are 100% my own.