A gruesome murder is discovered by restaurateur Sunny McCloskey. The victim haunts her dreams sapping her energy. Sunny sets out to learn who Heidi Romero was hoping this will provide the means to release Heidi from her dreams. For those who cook , or even those who don't lots of menu ideas and food discussions. ( )

Another third book, this is part of the Sunny McCloskey series. I met Nadia at Left Coast Crime in Hawai'i last March, and won this book for correctly answering a trivia question.
Sunny is the chef/owner of Wildside a restaurant in the Napa Valley. She leaves a boring party late one night, intending to call a taxi, but discovers that her cell phone battery is dead. Since it's only a few miles, she decides to walk home. The only vehicle she sees is a truck pulling out from the drive of a vineyard. A few minutes later, she sees something hanging from a tree branch, and upon investigating further, discovers it's the body of a woman. She breaks into the vineyard's office and calls the authories, but although she tries to forget about the incident, she finds herself obsessed with the young woman and determines to find out what kind of person she was, in the hopes of settling her mind. The story is a bit coincidence-laden, but it's well-written, and Sunny is a sympathetic protagonist. ( )

Murder in Napa Valley. Interesting book, fast read with lots of wine references. ( )