The Vintage Caper A Novel

Praise for Peter Mayle and The Vintage Caper:
 
Wine and food aficionados will find much to savor. . . . Light, funny, and packed with a menu s worth of scrumptious descriptions of exceptional dinners and drinks.
USA Today
 
A succession of excellent repasts and leisurely ambles, which Mayle depicts with painterly ease and signature savoir vivre. . . . Pure Provence.
National Geographic Traveler
 
A lighthearted romp . . . in which picking the right restaurant, choosing the best dish on the menu and, of course, finding the perfect wine (and female companion) to accompany the feast is every bit as important as catching the thief.
Los Angeles Times
 
A smooth ride you ll enjoy from beginning to end. . . . Peter Mayle s love of France is infectious. . . . The vintages are a fine complement to the action.
The Washington Post
 
Cinematic. . . . Meals are lovingly described, scenery comes to life, paragraphs take long floral detours. And everyone is blessed with hypersensitive taste buds. . . . By the time Levitt returns to America, readers will have learned much about the history of winemaking, the key wine regions, various auction houses, critics and books and even how to lift fingerprints from bottles.
The New York Times Book Review
 
  Provides a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of France and its wines, a satisfyingly satirical view of materialistic excesses in America, a mystery that keeps the reader guessing, and a pleasing, robust finish.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
Mayle [is] something of a wonder . . . chronicling the scene around him in irresistible prose . . . the joys of a bountiful climate, brilliant sun and a splendid cuisine.
Time
 
Sexy is the name of the game in this book, from the sensually and lavishly appointed wines and gourmet foods to the well sculpted women. . . . This is a book that celebrates wine, food and excess of all kinds.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
 
[Mayle is] a writer of grace and good humor.
The New Yorker
 
Abundant with luscious descriptions of the gastronomic delights of France . . . Mayle s international caper is the vehicle for his exposition of all things French: countryside vineyards, brilliant sunsets, chateau wine cellars, exquisitely prepared dishes, and, of course, wine.
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
 
Relentlessly entertaining. . . . Mayle has concocted a shameless guilty-pleasure bonbon in The Vintage Caper.
Raleigh News-Observer
 
Whether you re going to France or just to eat, Mayle is worth reading.
San Jose Mercury News
 
[Mayle] knows his wines and cuisines, evident in this mystery featuring gourmand-investigator Sam Levitt. Readers can vicariously enjoy world travel, great meals and memorable bottles of vino.
Sacramento Bee
 
Mayle s prose bubbles with the pertness of champagne and teems with sumptuous delights. . . . His story has as many unexpected twists as the wending streets of France that are featured throughout the novel, making this one countryside romp that will both thrill and transport oenophiles and armchair travelers alike.
Bookpage

This light and funny mystery novel about food and wine is satisfying. . . . Aficionados will find much to savor in The Vintage Caper.
Visalia Times-Delta (California)