A Deadly Harvest, Scott Dovala, self-published, 2021
Set in present-day California wine country, this novel is about one of the last family-owned wineries. The owner, Gio Venetti, has just completed an extremely successful advertising campaign. He chose Peter Lansing, a close friend and world-renowned photographer, to shoot the ad, and English model Emily Taylor to be featured. The sparks between them are immediate (Gio planned it that way). Suddenly, Gio is found dead in his office. It seems that Emily and Peter have attracted the attention of "The Deadly Samurai," one of the world's most ruthless businessmen. Does he want the winery for himself? Did Emily and Peter see something that they shouldn't have seen?
Mystery and film noir fans will love this book. It's got good writing, good characters, and works really well as a suspense/thriller story. This feels very plausible, and is well worth the time.
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