Aged for Murder

A Tuscan Vineyard Cozy Mystery, Book 1

By: Fiona Grace

Narrated by: Quinn Francis

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Aged for Murder is the debut novel in a charming new cozy mystery series by number one best-selling author Fiona Grace, author of Murder in the Manor, a number one best seller.

When Olivia Glass, 34, concocts an ad for a cheap wine that propels her advertising company to the top, she is ashamed by her own work, yet offered the promotion she’s dreamed of.

Olivia, at a crossroads, realizes this is not the life she signed up for. Worse, when Olivia discovers her long-time boyfriend, about to propose, has been cheating on her, she realizes it’s time for a major life change.

Olivia has always dreamed of moving to Tuscany, living a simple life, and starting her own vineyard. When her long-time friend messages her about a Tuscan cottage available, Olivia can’t help wonder: Is it fate?

Hilarious, packed with travel, food, wine, twists and turns, romance, and her newfound animal friend and centering around a baffling small-town murder that Olivia must solve, Aged for Murder is an engaging cozy that will keep you laughing late into the night.

©2020 Fiona Grace (P)2020 Fiona Grace

Story kept me hooked!

Loved the visual descriptions of the Tuscany background! Very enjoyable listen and read. Characters were interesting and the naritation really helped me to visualize each character as they were speaking. Story was very good, it kept me hooked to tune in for what was going to happen next for Olivia, to see her grow stronger and relying on her heart to see the signs to take her to the next steps in her journey towards independence. I look forward to more of her story.

Wine Lovers

Not the most complicated plot, but I enjoyed the wine theme. Descriptions were beautiful. I would definitely say a light, fun first book. I will probably try the next one.

Entertaining and Enlightening Reading

The persona! enlightenment of listening to your heart made this story not only fun to read but rewarding in the lessons confirmed. Thank you Fiona Grace for a well written story and a great personal journey.

Fun adventure

Ms Grace engages from the very start with a light-hearted story, a very enjoyable escapade in Tuscany, with mysteries to solve and some interesting wine trivia plus characters that keep us entertained.

Quinn Francis is an excellent narrator, successfully playing with accents and keeping us interested.

Great story idea, amateurishly written

I love a good cozy mystery, and I liked the outline of the story in this one enough to buy it. But as written, it comes across with the sort of breathless emotionally, creating narrative of a junior high school girls diary. The tiniest inconvenience send the protagonist reeling as though the world ended. And even smaller measure of success, since were soaring to the moon as though life will be perfect forever. I felt badly for the woman who had to read it. She does a fine job, but she had to feel like she was reading some 14-year-old girls diary.

Aged for disappointment

I was looking forward to an adventure in romantic Italy, but ended up disappointed. The story was a bit predictable and the descriptions contrived. The reader tried hard, but didn’t vary her reading style much. I thought the story too sophomoric.