The Sommelier: A Zachary Taylor Thriller

By Mr. Daniel Llewellyn Shaw

The Sommelier is a thriller about fake wine and treacherous love. Zachary Taylor is a prominent sommelier in San Francisco whose wine consulting business is thriving. Everything is going smoothly until he meets Vanessa, a wealthy socialite in the throes of a stressful divorce. She engages him to value her extensive wine collection as community property, but as she methodically draws him into her web of romance and deceit, it soon becomes clear she wants more from Zach than he's willing to give. Still worse, her estranged husband is busy creating and selling bogus wine with a mysterious man from Hong Kong who ultimately upends their world. When bad guys succeed and good guys finish last, fate has a way of evening the odds. The swindle rapidly unravels to ensnare members of a respected private men's club and a notorious crime family, as well as the ABC, FBI, DOJ, judges and a high-profile criminal lawyer. This intricate drama unfolds on three continents, skittering from California to France, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Laotian jungle. A binge-worthy thriller wrapped in a primer about wine.

"From the paneled retreats of San Francisco's monied elite through old Hong Kong's gaudy sprawl, D.L. Shaw deftly brings to life professional sommelier Zachary Taylor's thrilling pursuit of a devilishly clever fine wine swindle. Shaw's plot whips us at breakneck speed through story twists both chilling and unexpected, but always on display is the author's gift for creating vivid characters who remain in mind long after the final exciting page is turned."
- Frederick Ayeroff, author/screenwriter

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DZXD2MBS
• ISBN13: 9798313010151
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"