Tainted Tokay (16 page)

Gaudin was withholding information. She was sure of it. This was going to be a tough match. He had good reason to keep his mouth shut. As long as those three sculptures remained at large, he would be master of the house and owner of everything in it. That was the second provision of the will. Evidently, this collection was also his. After thirty years of serving Magni, Gaudin would not back down so easily. And yet Edmond Magni didn't designate him as the legatee so the collection could live on
. How strange.

About the Authors

Noël Balen (left) and Jean-Pierre Alaux (right).
(©David Nakache)

Jean-Pierre Alaux
and
Noël Balen
came up with the winemaker detective over a glass of wine, of course. Jean-Pierre Alaux is a magazine, radio, and television journalist when he is not writing novels in southwestern France. The grandson of a winemaker, he has a real passion for food, wine, and winemaking. For him, there is no greater common denominator than wine. Coauthor of the series Noël Balen lives in Paris, where he writes, makes records, and lectures on music. He plays bass, is a music critic, and has authored a number of books about musicians, in addition to many novels and
short stories.

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About the Translator

Sally Pane studied French at State University of New York Oswego and the Sorbonne before receiving her master's Degree in French Literature from the University of Colorado. Her career includes more than twenty years of translating and teaching French and Italian, and she has translated a number of titles in the Winemaker Detective series. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, wi
th her husband.

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ur-translators/

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