White with Fish Red with Murder: 1 (Frank Swiver Novel)

San Francisco 1948. Frank Swiver is a down and out private eye with a taste for wine and women not necessarily in that order. Frank readily accepts an unexpected job offer from well-known wine connoisseur General Lloyd F. Thursby to find the murderer of his very good friend Rusty OCallaghan. Invited to attend an exclusive wine tasting on Thursbys private rail car Frank takes along his secretary-come-lover Vera Peregrino to complete his cover. Thursby entices his guests with the promise of a taste of a rare California wine: the Ravensridge Blackbird Noir. All does not go to plan though when General Thursby is murdered before the wine tasting has even begun. Frank is caught up in the allure of his former lover Cicilia who also happens to be the dead Rusty OCallaghans widow. Locked into the private carriage until the passengers reach their destination the guests proceed to pull some corks and theorize who among them could be the killer.When Vera is arrested for Thursbys murder Frank must change his perceptions and find the real killer or lose both Cici and Vera . . . and maybe even his life.