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Graves swallow the dead, keep their secrets, and conceal unsolved murders. This pulse-pounding suspense begins at the Wine Valley Cemetery at night, where pagans meet to celebrate the Autumn equinox and a high school senior dares his friends to open his family’s century-old crypt. As the high priestess enters a smoky trance, the others encounter the ghost of a teenage girl and a freaky accident that leaves the high priest dead. Det. Max King and Dr. Joy Burton discover a ritual knife plunged into the high priest’s chest. They also find signs of foul play on the hundred-thirty year old corpse of Mercy Summerfield. Mercy’s living relative is in a hurry to rebury her body and seal her back in the crypt. Meanwhile, Max and Joy peacefully accept their mysterious past—no record exists of their early years before two different men adopted them. They put down the shovel and stop digging, but ghosts from the past whisper clues that tempt them to pick up the shovel and dig deeper. Should their secrets remain dead and buried? Or will they rise from the grave to haunt them? Step into the vineyards and revel in the wicked world of Wine Valley. Read Grenache and Graves today.
Author
Hi, readers! I love to create stories with pithy dialogue, gritty action, mind-blowing plots and unique characters: flawed, passionate, and sometimes disturbed. I'm a USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling author. I completed the Humanities Honors Program at U.C. Irvine and earned my MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Chapman University. I've spent 15+ years teaching multiple subjects to middle school students. I love to teach as much as I love to write. My students inspire me! Wine Valley Mystery series is for adults—Noir Crime/Traditional Detective. The boxed set hit #1 Best Seller on Amazon upon release. The prequels of light and cheery Detective Max King, dark and disturbed Dr. Joy Burton, and tough-guy, Officer Reed Steele are FREE. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/91qn64o3vc My debut novel, Unveiling, a stand-alone, takes place in the colorful deserts of Saudi Arabia as well as America. It won Honorable Mention from the Writer's Digest SP book awards. Evil Speaks, first book in the Warriors and Watchers Saga Series, a middle grade fantasy, was Finalist (4th place) in the Reader's Favorite 5-star awards (that's out of all of the 5-star books in that category for the year). I love to hear from readers! Please email me at sandra@sandrawoffington.com or visit my website at SandraWoffington.com. Join my FB Reading group Woffington's Reading Warriors: Mystery, Murder, Magic & More for updates and freebies. Or follow me on Amazon. Thanks for spending time with me!
