Another excellent instalment of this cosy crime series. KH is such a talented writer; she creates such engaging characters and deliciously addictive plots. Her move into cosy crime has been a total success. I still prefer reading romance, but these are such entertaining and enjoyable stories, I think she’s converted me!

Another fabulous story in this series, it is great to see the characters develop. I look. Forward to reading more.
I would highly recommend this series to everyone

I received an ARC of The Body at the Vineyard by Kate Hardy and because it was number 6 in the series, I power read the previous five books and have loved the entire series. You can certainly read them as standalones, but I like knowing the characters’ histories.

We meet up with Georgina (Georgie) Drake again as she does a photoshoot at a vineyard highlighting up-and-coming winemaker Gaby Edwards at her family’s vineyards (Rosa Wines and Willow Farms Wines). Gaby’s family history is a mess caused by her parents’ divorce with the mom (Dina) getting her and her father (Nick) getting her two brothers, Nathan and Ashley. It seemed strange that her grandmother didn’t leave Gabby Rosa Wines because she knew she loved it.

While touring the vineyard, Georgie’s dog finds a skeleton with the help of Doris, the ghost. This ghost has a connection to the land the family vineyards are on. Also, it is discovered that Gaby’s brother Nathan has drowned in a vat of wine and it doesn’t look like an accident. It seems that due to Nathan’s bullying ways Gaby and Ashley make good suspects, but there are others as well.

I liked how the story of Gaby’s family and the ghost was intertwined and seeing the resolution of the ghost. What a tragic life the ghost and his first love had. I felt Georgie could have been more gracious in her first skeleton case after telling Colin about Doris. I can see how her feelings would be hurt because her family and friends were more accepting of her ghost than Colin was, but they don’t deal in facts like he does. I’m sure he needs/needed more time to wrap his head around it.

This series is so much fun with the characters and their relationships with each other and her finding bodies and skeletons with Doris’s help. I hope there are more books in this series.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sibling rivalry leads to murder plus an old skeleton is discovered at the vineyard too. Georgina is back with the help of her friends plus Doris - the friendly ghost - who communicates with Georgina via her hearing aids. This is what makes this series somewhat different and only adds to the cozy crime tale. And then we have Bert, her dog, who always manages to sniff out old bodies. Good solid tale and very enjoyable. Overall 4.5*

Thanks to Netgalley / Storm for the ARC to review

Georgie, Sybbie, Doris and Bert are back and this time they are heading to a vineyard to photograph up and coming organic wine maker Gaby Edwards. But the day takes a dark turn when Gaby's brother is found drowned in a vat of red wine, her other brother missing - while Bert, guided by Doris, has unearthed the skeleton of an unsettled spirit. Georgie's partner Colin is soon on the scene to investigate the recent murder, while Georgie and Sybbie, with Doris' help, start to piece together what happened nearly a century before. It is soon clear there are disturbing parallels between the two cases with rivalry and jealousy at the heart of both.
Another enjoyable outing from the gang, all set in glorious Norfolk countryside. Highly recommended.

The body at the vineyard
While magazine journalist Georgina is shooting pictures of young up-and-coming vintner Gabrielle at her family’s organic English vineyard, her bullying brother is found drowned in a wine tank. Simultaneously, Georgina‘s Spaniel digs up human remains in a dried out pond and her on-off beau DI Colin is tasked with investigating both deaths. This story is #6 of authoress Kate Hardy’s Georgina Drake series of humorous cozy mysteries-cum-romcoms featuring all the above likeable characters, their friends, ghost Doris and their capers. Enjoyable pure escapism!

Two stories deftly woven together. A skeleton is found in the pond of a property on the same day as the vineyard owner is found drowned in wine. The two events have echoes and intersections that careful research uncovers. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Thank you for allowing me to review this book. Another good story from Kate Hardy in the series about Georgie and her friends. It is a similar format to previous books in the series. Bert, finds a skeleton after Doris had suggested he me let off the lead. They then research who it is, alongside the police team investigating a dead person found in the vineyard vats.
A nice story, that is easy to read.

Another fabulous installment in this fabulous series, I love Georgina and all of the characters who are a part of this series, Kate Hardy weaves a great mystery story, she keeps me thinking as I get engrossed in the new mystery and the new characters who are part of the mystery.

Georgie is taking a trip to a winery to get photos of a young and upcoming winemaker Gaby Edwards she is accompanied by Sybbie, her friendly ghost Doris and of course her dog Bert, things change very quickly when a body is found in one of the fermentation tanks and Bert sniffs out a skeleton in the pond. They soon realise that there is another person missing.

Georgie goes into investigation mode straight away, are these linked, her investigation skills for old bones is excellent, Doris is a wonderful help in these situations and her way with people is very helpful, her partner DI Colin Bradshaw (still very skeptical over Doris, he does seem to be coming around) arrives and the questions start and what they uncover will shock them, will they find Gaby’s missing brother and find out what happened to her other brother Nathan, was it an accident or was it murder?

This is such a great story, I love spending my time with all of the characters who feel like friends now they make me smile throughout the story, I do highly recommend this one and the series and I am eagerly awaiting another mystery to solve in another story. Thank you Kate Hardy this series is awesome and I hope there are many more.

My thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for my copy to read and review.

I was unaware that I needed more background information on these characters prior to reading. Although I felt the author helped me “catch up” in a respect, jumping into this world/series was a little difficult and made me less likely to connect to the story. I did not finish.

Georgina is doing her photoshoot at a vineyard. She brings along Sybbie, Cesca, Burt, and Doris. All is going well until the owner's son is found floating dead in a vat of wine. Gaby Edwards, who works the vineyard, also informs them that her other brother, Ashley, is missing. Meanwhile, Bert, Georgina's dog, has found some old bones. DI Colin Bradshaw, Georgina's beau, is called to come and investigate. Our friendly ghost Doris also begins her own research as she continues to help the ancient ghost and owner of the bones to recall what happened to him.

It is such a treat to see the band together and ready to solve these murders. I enjoyed Burt and Doris so much. I like that Colin is slowly coming along and believing that Doris exists and that she does indeed speak to Georgina.

Thank you, Netgalley and Storm Publishing, for this cozy ARC. All opinions are entirely my own.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Kate Hardy for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for The Body at the Vineyard coming out June 13, 2025. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. I need to read the other books in the series. I really love cozy mysteries. I thought the setting was perfect. I thought the mystery was really good. Georgina was a fun character. There were a couple parts of the book that were a little slow for me, but overall, I really enjoyed it. I would check out other books by this author!

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries!

Georgina has been commissioned by a magazine to take photographs of Gabby’s vineyard, an organic English vineyard started by her grandmother. Whilst taking the pictures Georgina’s dog gets loose and goes to the nearby pond where he proceeds to dig up some bones. The bones belong to a skeleton revealed by the dry weather causing the pond level to drop.
Rushing to call the police, they find they have already been summoned due to Gabby’s brother Nathan being found unresponsive in the wine vat of Willow Farm Vineyard, just next door and run by Gabby’s father. While Colin, Georgina’s detective partner is there to investigate the suspicious death, he listens to Georgina’s tale.
An interesting story with plenty of strands, from family feuds, to missing people and of course murder. A very enjoyable read and my thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc.

Georgina Drake - photographer - her friend Sybbie and Sybbie's daughter in law, Cesca, descended on the winery Gaby Edwards owned, to do a photo shoot for a magazine. They wandered around the vines, chatting and laughing while Georgie snapped photos, and when Bert, Georgie's spaniel, discovered bones at the edge of a pond, they headed back to the office to call the police and ambulance. But it had already arrived and Gaby was soon shattered by the news that her brother, Nathan, was dead. As well as that, her other brother, Ashley was missing. What was going on?

With Georgie's partner, Detective Inspector Colin Bradshaw, on the scene, the investigation was soon underway. Crime scenes were established, interviews were done and Georgie, Sybbie and Cesca were soon on their way. But their job had just began, and with Doris by her side, Georgie soon had some answers. But would she get them all?

The Body at the Vineyard is #6 in A Georgina Drake Mystery series by Kate Hardy and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved catching up with Doris again, as well as Georgie and Colin (it's good to see he's mellowing!) and Bert is perfect! This series is one I've loved from the start, and I hope it continues for a long time to come. Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley & Storm Publishing for my digital ARC to read and review.

This is a very cute and cozy murder mystery, a really great addition to Kate Hardy’s other Georgina, Drake books. There’s no need to wait for a cold winter day to read this one.. it’s coming out this week (June 13) and it’s a quick and short read to add to your TBR. I loved the description of the different flowers and every location.. I could envision every scene. I loved that she added the relationship with the dogs, especially for us pet owners. I loved the layering with the different mysteries on top of each other. It made it a lot of fun to read and I can’t wait for more from Kate Hardy.. No triggers for a gory murder, this was clean & fun to read!

I thought this was another good book in this series.
It’s a well thought out mystery that kept me guessing.
You get two mysteries to solve in this story too.
I’m happy that Georgina and Colin seem to be on the same page now. I’m looking toward to the next one.

Well I’m late to the Kate Hardy party, but I’m so glad to be here. This was a great cozy mystery. Great characters that kept me burning the midnight oil. Great setting and writing make this unputdownable. Smooth cozy mystery!
Thank you NetGalley, Kate Hardy and Storm Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This is the sixth story in this series of cosy murder mysteries. The main character, Georgina Drake, is a professional photographer who has been commissioned to take some promotional photographs for a local family owned vineyard. The shoot goes well until Bert, Georgina’s dog, uncovers some ancient bones. On returning to the winery to report the find they discover the police have already been called as a body had been discovered in one of the fermentation tanks. Murder is suspected in both cases.

Whilst the police team led by Detective Inspector Colin Bradshaw, Georgina’s partner, investigate the recent death, Georgina and her friends focus on investigating the historic case assisted by Doris, the ghost of a young woman who died some 50 years ago. This quirky relationship provides the basis for interesting subplots and dialogue. The interlinking of the past and current cases gives the story good momentum throughout.

Overall a very enjoyable read with delightful central characters.

I was so looking forward to book 6 in the Georgina Drake series - and was not in the least disappointed. In fact I think the characters have gelled in this one and, I hesitate to say it, but this might’ve been my favourite yet.
Though I have enjoyed them all.

Georgina - with the help of Bert and Doris gets into another historical investigation when Doris directs Bert to yet another hidden skeleton. This is alongside the contemporary death investigated by Colin - Georgina’s Beau. All set in family dynamics of a vineyard.
And Colin, though he still is sceptical about Doris, is beginning to realise that sometimes Georgina knows things she possibly couldn’t have known without help.

Is this review confusing to those that haven’t read the rest of the series? Then I recommend that you do -this could be read as a stand-alone but it’s far better to read the whole shebang.

As usual well researched and written with loveable characters and those you could cheerfully despatch yourself. All in all a well rounded read and I sincerely hope book 7 is in the pipeline - we need more Georgina, Bert, Colin and Doris. And Cesca’s cakes

Trouble begins when Georgina is doing a photoshoot at a vineyard when not one but two murders are exposed. Bert the dog discovers a skeleton in a pond and a person is found drowned in the fermentation tank. Doris, Georgina's friendly ghost knows the skeleton is from a long time ago and provides information about it but D.I Colin Bradshaw, Georgina's love interest, struggles with the idea of ghostly assistance.

It is all lots of fun as they work together to solve both murders. It is was good to see Colin gradually coming to accept the supernatural and I wished Doris had had more page time. Altogether, nice characters, two interesting investigations and a touch of quirkiness from Doris. Four stars