Blood Vines - Hardcover

Praise for author Erica Spindler:

"Get ready to stay up all night... The latest Erica Spindler has arrived and it's time for another pulse-pounding, page-turning, absolutely can't-put-it-down roller coaster ride of a read!" – Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of The Neighbor on Blood Vines

"Intoxicating suspense blended with subtle hints of obsession, intense family secrets, a touch of murder and richly textured with Sonoma wine country history. Best served with a glass of your favorite wine for a sleepless one-night read." – Alex Kava, New York Times bestselling author of Black Friday, on Blood Vines

"Set in California's wine country, Blood Vines is as mysterious and delicious as a fine cabernet. Erica Spindler delivers all the ingredients of a top notch suspense novel with the finesse and subtlety of a master storyteller. Chock full of family secrets, a setting so real you can see the dew sparkling on the grapevines and a cast of fascinating characters, Blood Vines will keep you guessing until the end." –Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of Sworn To Silence

"Spine-tingling."―Star Magazine on Breakneck

"Top Pick! Filled with well-developed, multidimensional characters, Spindler's latest boasts fast-paced action and emotional tension.... The intricately woven plot makes this novel a sure winner for readers who like to keep guessing all the way to the end."―Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Breakneck
"Last Known Victim is clear evidence that Spindler is a master at her romantic thriller art."-- Diana Pinckley, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"[A] bloodcurdling romantic thriller...culminating in a breathless finale." –Publishers Weekly on Copycat
"Fast-paced...an entertaining summer read for the legions of Spindler fans." –The Times Picayune on Copycat
"Part procedural, part psychological puzzle, [Copycat] is told at an unrelenting pace, and it's one of [Spindler's] finest efforts to date." –Romantic Times

“Spindler is a master of [the] romantic thriller.”
—New Orleans Times-Picayune

A SHADOWY FIGURE
When Alexandra Clarkson starts having terrifying visions, she thinks that her mind is playing tricks on her. But when Alex’s mother, Patsy, commits suicide without leaving behind any information, Alex is left to wonder whether she might be haunted by something from a childhood she can’t remember.

AN UNSPEAKABLE CRIME
Detective Daniel Reed was the last person to speak to Patsy. What he reveals to Alex is shocking: Twenty-five years earlier, Patsy was married to Harlan Sommer, one of Sonoma County’s most prominent vintners, when their infant son disappeared without a trace. The loss destroyed the Sommers’ marriage, causing Patsy to leave and take Alex with her.

A LONG-BURIED SECRET
Called on to investigate the identity of a baby’s remains unearthed in a Sonoma vineyard, Reed had picked up a trail that led him to Patsy in San Francisco. Could these cold bones be Alex’s long lost baby brother? Alex joins Reed in Sonoma for the investigation—and is soon drawn deep into the search for a twisted killer...

“Blood Vines is as mysterious and delicious as a fine cabernet...TOP-NOTCH SUSPSENSE.”—Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of Sworn To Silence