Running on Empty

“Full of fun clues, quirky characters and a great sense of place, Running on Empty is the perfect visit to California’s wine country.”

— Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Royal Spyness and Molly Murphy mysteries, and The Venice Sketchbook

“The title of this latest Wine County Cold Case may be “Running on Empty,” but the story’s certainly not. A full-bodied mystery with depth and bite, and a plot that’s meaty and lush. Savory, smoky, and smooth, from the first sip to the last.”

—J.R. Sanders, Shamus Award-winning author of the Nate Ross mysteries

“With a freight train of a plot worthy of any seasoned crime writer—think Elmore Leonard, Karin Slaughter, and Raymond Chandler—Sanford delivers a timeless thriller and heroine in feisty, brilliant, and flawed ex-FBI agent Anne McCormack, who finds herself entangled (again) in a web of mystery and deception in Northern California's wine country. The setting is but one of this book’s plentiful charms. There is a cold case—the decades-old murder of a socialite—and a devastating Ponzi scheme that will have readers turning pages well into the night. Full of zigzagging cliffhangers, Running on Empty hooks readers from the first sentence and never lets up—not even when it looks like our heroes have run out of gas. I loved this book.”

—David Samuel Levinson, author of Tell Me How This Ends Well

“In this fast-paced, cold-case whodunit, Karin Fitz Sanford will keep you guessing to the end. Mystery and wine country—a terrific combo.”

—Vinnie Hansen, author of the Carol Sabala Mystery Series, Lostart Street, and One Gun.