Peter Mayle
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Language
English
Description
After inviting the Los Angeles Times to his impressive wine cellar to write an extensive piece on the treasures of his collection, Hollywood lawyer Danny Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime. Called in by Roth's insurance company, Sam follows his leads - first to Bordeaux's magnificent vineyards and then to the wine collectors of Provence....
2) A good year
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Language
English
Description
Having lost his biggest client to an unscrupulous boss, Max Skinner journeys to Provence to inspect a vineyard he has inherited and finds additional challenges in the vineyard's inferior wine and a California woman's claim on the estate.
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Series
Language
English
Description
When the immensely wealthy Francis Reboul asks Sam Levitt to take a job in Marseille, it's impossible for Sam and Elena Morales to resist the possibility of adventure - to say nothing of the pleasures of the region. Soon the two are enjoying sunshine, wine and bouillabaisse. But as a competition over Marseille's valuable waterfront grows more hotly disputed, Sam, representing Reboul, finds himself in the middle of an intrigue-ridden and dangerous...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Here is Peter Mayle at his effervescent best--his master sleuth, Sam Levitt, eating, drinking, and romancing his way through the South of France even as he investigates a case of deadly intrigue among the Riviera's jet set. Billionaire Francis Reboul is taking in the view at his coastal estate, awaiting the arrival of vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales, when he spies a massive yacht whose passengers seem a little too interested in his...
Author
Series
Sam Levitt mystery volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When a Riviera socialite's diamonds are stolen--the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but ever-more-audacious jewelry heists across France--Elena flies in to investigate the insurance claim. It's a trip she's more than happy to make, as it gives her a chance to meet up with old friends in Marseille--and, particularly, with Sam. Once reunited, Sam isn't entirely distracted by domestic matters. In the pattern of these "perfect crimes" he's...
10) Provence A-Z
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
An informative resource on Provence includes more than two hundred alphabetically organized entries on such subjects as architecture, expatriates, Aix-en-Provence, Provencal linguistic oddities, and local legends and lore.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed. Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on the Côte d'Azur. In search of sunlight, they set off for Aix-en-Provence; enchanted by the world...
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Based on Peter Mayle's bestseller by the same name, it is the hilarious first year account of the Mayles' adjusting to both the idiosyncracies of the locals and the quaint traditions of this ancient and charming region.
19) A good year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
Max Skinner is a ruthless, successful English investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in the south of France where he grew up, but he then meets a potential rival to the inheritance, a young American who claims to be his illegitimate cousin. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but while spending time in Provence, Max "finds his soul when...