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Bottled Up

A Francine Witt Mystery

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Francine Witt is back: armed with a travelogue, a wry charm, and a habit of finding murder where the rosé flows freely.

What begins as a biography project about a disgraced Egyptologist quickly spirals into something far stranger: a sealed bottle marked with an ancient glyph, whispers of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte's secret rituals, and a trail of memory-infused wine—possibly connected to the eccentric Masonic collector Daniel Iffla—that stretches from Amarna to Bordeaux. When her new assistant Rosalind Downing becomes mysteriously connected to the ritual itself, Francine finds herself racing to decode a legacy someone is killing to protect.

As glyphs emerge, bottles are opened, and a long-buried Brotherhood awakens, Francine must face a terrifying question: what if remembering the past isn't enough, and the only way to survive is to contain it?

BOTTLED UP uncorks another sparkling blend of feminist sleuthing, historical conspiracy, and Da Vinci Code-style suspense, with Francine once again proving that secrets age best when bottled, and sometimes explode when opened!

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This mystery follows Francine Witt as she becomes entangled in a tense investigation where hidden motives and long-buried secrets slowly surface. The story builds suspense through sharp dialogue, suspicious characters, and unexpected twists that keep listeners guessing about who can be trusted. As Francine pieces together clues, the tension rises and the mystery deepens, blending personal stakes with a fast-moving plot that unfolds step by step. The pacing stays engaging, with moments of humor balanced against danger, making it easy to stay invested in the outcome. Overall, this installment delivers a satisfying mix of intrigue, character-driven storytelling, and clever reveals that make it an enjoyable and entertaining mystery.

Bottled Secrets and Dangerous Clues

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This was such a fun listen. The mix of history, mystery, and a bit of conspiracy kept things interesting the whole way through. I didn’t expect the story to go in some of the directions it did, which made it even better.

Full of twists

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Good book. Not quite enough twists for my taste but loved the narrators voice and adaptation for the book. Listening to the reader made the book much more enjoyable than reading the book myself. Helped characters come to life

Loved the voice

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This is a fun read with witty insights and a little romance wrapped up into a wine novice turned sleuth! The characters are relatable and I loved the detailed dialogue between them.

Witty Wine Sleuth

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Sorry this was just not for me. I like to read a story with a little bit of believability or possibility but I just could not get my head around the plot idea for this book. Which is a shame because I enjoy a good treasure hunt and the author obviously put in a lot of time and research to come up with this book. At the end of the book I felt like the book just kept either repeating itself or going round in circles. I did like the characters, although I am not sure I really connected with them. This is the second book in the series and it does help (a little bit) if you have read the previous book but I don't think I will be joining them on there next adventure.

While trying to learn more about her assistants grandmother, Francine stumbles on a hidden mystery. The academic community shunned her because she believed drinking from a certain bottle while performing a ritual would change history. So begin a race to find the missing bottles but they are not the only ones who are after what the bottle contains. The problem is drinking the wine will change one of them, as the wine holds the consciousness of someone from the last and the wine remembers.
I liked the narrator. She was bubbly enough to keep me listening.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

History in a bottle

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