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BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gwen C. Watkins has worked in the wine industry for over twenty years, travelling extensively on business in Australia, New Zealand and Chile. She now lives in South Florida with her husband, and is currently working on the next two Sarah Bennett mysteries.

ABOUT THE BOOK

When wine trade businesswoman turned sleuth Sarah Bennett stumbles upon an audacious plot to hijack the billion-dollar Australian wine industry, she uncovers a bloody trail of corruption and murder that threatens to destroy her.

In the bestselling tradition of Lynda La Plante and Clare Francis, Nectar of the Gods is a blistering debut novel from a bold new master of suspense.

With an insider's knowledge of the international wine business, Gwen C. Watkins has produced a dazzling psychological thriller to rival the best in contemporary crime fiction.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

'Gwen C. Watkins’s debut novel delivers a formidable kick...a grand feat of storytelling '
- Paul Kane, The Compulsive Reader site [read the full review]

'bracing thriller debut... [a] heady mix of winery expertise and slick suspense'
- Publishers Weekly [read the full review]

'Punchy, exciting, and skilfully plotted, Nectar of the Gods looks like being the first in an excellent new series.'
- Mark Campbell, Crime Time [read the full review]

'An amazing debut, ingenious plot – fast paced, with a fascinating insight into wine making.'
- Lizzie Hayes, Mystery Women Magazine [read the full review]

'A great read, keeps the reader on their toes to the end of the last bottle. Shows a serious insight into the structure and workings of the world wine industry that few people would know of or appreciate'
- M. Bruce Tyrrell AM, Managing Director, Tyrrell's Wines Australia