Spilt Wine

David's buying trip in France is interrupted by the disappearance of a friend and millions of francs worth of wine. When he stays behind to assist and comfort his friend's wife, Catherine, their lives are threatened. As the danger intensifies, they are drawn closer together, uncovering buried traumas, insecurities, and longings.

Set on the Burgundy canals and in the French wine trade of the 1980s, Spilt Wine is a crime thriller of mounting tension, realisation, and passion.

Although this is a work of fiction, most of the locations, many of the adventures, and some of the characters are real or rooted in reality. David's behaviour and relationships are shaped by his autism, alexithymia, and asexuality, all of which were far less understood when this story is set, and I write of these from my own experience. The reminiscences, stories, and timeline draw on events from my own life, though some have been rearranged to suit the novel.

Fortunately, the crimes and the criminals are fictional, and any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.