THE VIOGNIER VENDETTA
Book ID/图书代码： 03880010B38455
English Summary/英文概要： Ellen Crosby’s "beguiling" (Kirkus Reviews) fifth mystery takes readers into Washington’s corridors of power, where Lucie Montgomery uncovers a political and financial scandal while trying to locate her missing friend.
WHEN LUCIE MONTGOMERY VISITS Washington, D.C., during cherry blossom season she doesn’t expect her reunion with old friend Rebecca Natale is a setup. But Rebecca disappears into thin air after running an errand for her boss, billionaire philanthropist and investment guru Sir Thomas Asher. Also missing: an antique silver wine cooler looted by British soldiers before they burned the White House during the War of 1812.
The next morning Lucie identifies Rebecca’s neatly folded clothes found in a rowboat floating in the Potomac River. Is it suicide, murder—or an elaborate scheme to disappear? A clandestine meeting in the U.S. Capitol, a startling revelation on a windy hill, and cryptic messages from Rebecca cloaked in eighteenth-century poetry are all part of the suspenseful tale of whether Rebecca is alive or dead—and the truth about Asher Investments.
Featuring an absorbing plot, colorful characters, and fascinating winemaking detail, The Viognier Vendetta combines an entertaining mystery with luminous prose that has become Crosby’s trademark.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书系作者第五本神秘故事，将读者带入了华盛顿权力走廊。女主人公露西•蒙特哥玫瑞（Lucie Montgomery）在寻找朋友的时候意外揭露了一起政治和金融丑闻。樱花盛开的季节，露西初来华盛顿地区，她万没有想到自己和老友瑞贝卡•娜塔尔（Rebecca Natale）的团圆是一场精心策划的大骗局。瑞贝卡为老板办完差就人间蒸发了，遍寻不着。同时不见的还有1812年战争之际烧毁白宫前英国兵掠夺的古董银酒器冷却装置。但是隔天，露西在瑞贝卡在一艘船上看到了瑞贝卡叠得整整齐齐的衣物。她究竟是自杀、他杀亦或消失是计划的一部分？情节跌宕起伏，人物精彩无限，细节栩栩如生，此书继续沿用了作者标志性的散文格调。(兼职翻译-XJJ)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 艾伦•克洛斯比（Ellen Crosby）系华盛顿邮报前自由采编人员，也曾是ABC电台新闻驻莫斯科通讯员，现与家人住在弗吉尼亚州。目前专注写作，著有在伦敦独立出版的《莫斯科夜晚》（Moscow Nights）等书。
Ellen Crosby is a former freelance reporter for The Washington Post and was the Moscow correspondent for ABC Radio News. She is the author of The Riesling Retribution, The Bordeaux Betrayal, The Chardonnay Charade, and The Merlot Murders, as well as Moscow Nights, a stand-alone novel published in London. Crosby lives in Virginia with her family.
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