Today I have an interview for you with Marc Jedel author of Whine and Dine: A Redwoods Country Mystery. I know that you all will enjoy it. Take a few minutes to first learn a little about the book and then the interview is below it. There is also a giveaway down there for y’all to enter.
Whine and Dine: A Redwoods Country Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – California’s Redwoods Country
Publisher : BGM Press
Publication date : October 27, 2025
Print length : 237 pages
Paperback ISBN-13 : 979-8989814411
Digital ASIN : B0FXY8CN7H
Audiobook ASIN B0FXG1TGXS
A reclusive innkeeper. A murder in wine country. Can his nitpicky eye for detail uncork the truth before it’s too late?
Andy Shirley just wants peace and quiet. But owning a quaint B&B means he encounters needy guests, nonstop small talk, and the occasional corpse that piques Andy’s sense of justice. When his plumber-turned-sidekick tempts him with discounted work to help her accused friend, he reluctantly digs into the case.
Andy combs through clues and suspects. But every discovery reveals more motives, more lies, and more danger than Andy ever bargained for. Though the Agatha Christie-loving sleuth longs to try his hand at a grand reveal, he worries the slew of suspects are too slippery and a killer will walk free.
Can Andy unearth the truth before this case buries his hopes of a successful business and a quiet life?
Whine and Dine is the laugh-out-loud second book in the Redwoods Country cozy mystery series. If you like grouches with golden hearts, unlikely friendships, and quirky small towns, then you’ll love Marc Jedel’s lighthearted misadventure.
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Author interview of Marc Jedel, author of Whine and Dine: A Redwoods Country Mystery (#2)
Q. What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
Meeting new characters, even if only in my own head, is quite enjoyable. In this case, I based one of the characters, Sandra, on a woman I met in real life so it was fun to meet her and then to create a new character where I exaggerated some of her quirks.
When I really get going on the writing, I tend to lose myself into those characters and that world. This is a great distraction from all the issues going on around us. If nothing else, it means I spend less time doomscrolling or reading news articles.
Q. Did you learn anything surprising about yourself when you began writing novels?
It turns out I’m really bad at naming characters beyond the protagonists. It’s just one of those weird things. While I’m writing I use KILLER, DEAD GUY, SUSPECT 1. I’ve got a friend who I call my “name whisperer.” Scott is his real name, but “name whisperer” sounds cool. I send him some character descriptions, he magically comes up with really good name options. Once I finished a manuscript that didn’t have actual names in it until right before I sent it to the copy editor. The funny part of that is when I began proofing the final version, I didn’t know the characters’ names so it was almost like I was reading someone else’s book. Ever since I make sure to finalize the names within the first few chapters once I’ve got a good outline of the story finished.
Q. Do you have any other books you are working on that you can tell us about?
I’m working on the third book in the Redwoods Country Mystery series. It will take place about a month after Whine and Dine and will involve some of the new characters introduced in this book. After that I’m not sure yet if I’ll continue writing more novels in my Ozarks Lake Mystery series or start a new series. I’m not sure if I’ll eventually write another in the Silicon Valley Mystery series, but writing that main character is too fun for me to leave him forever. And it has been quite gratifying to see how popular that series has become, with the first book, Uncle and Ants, garnering over 2,200 Amazon ratings to date.
I have written two sci-fi/thrillers under a different pen name, including a really cool heist novel set in space. I plan to continue that series. Beyond those, I’m sure I’ll come up with some new and entertaining characters and plot ideas that spark my imagination.
Q. How long have you been writing?
In one sense, my entire professional life in marketing has been devoted to honing my fiction writing skills. On the job, we just call it advertising and emails. After wanting to write a book for many years, I finally came up with a good idea for a plot, which my research had concluded was critical to a novel’s success. So I buckled down and actually started writing. Lots of work, walks with my wife and dog, and drafts led to my first novel, Uncle and Ants, getting published. Once that happened, I could start telling people I was an author, which leads to much more interesting conversations than answering “marketing.”
Q. Anything more you would like to say to your readers and fans?
Whine and Dine, is on sale for only $2.99, and book 1, Rivers and Creaks, is only $0.99, during this tour. They’re available at: https://mybook.to/WhineandDine and https://mybook.to/RiversandCreaks. You can find all my cozy mysteries at: https://www.amazon.com/Marc-Jedel/e/B07H7MVKJL. They’re available in e-book, paperback, and audiobook formats. My novels are free to read by Kindle Unlimited members.
I love hearing from readers as that motivates me to keep going on the next blank page. Let me know what you liked, what you didn’t, and what you’d want to see more of in the next book.
meet the author
Marc Jedel writes funny, feel-good murder mysteries filled with quirky characters, twisty plots, and the kind of humor that goes down easy with a cup of tea—or glass of wine. After years writing marketing copy in Silicon Valley, Marc finally started crafting fiction people actually wanted to read. He’s the author of multiple cozy mystery series, including the Silicon Valley Mystery, Ozarks Lake Mystery, and Redwoods Country Mystery series. His books have earned thousands of glowing reviews.
Like Andy from the Redwoods Country Mysteries, Marc keeps getting older and sincerely hopes retirement doesn’t involve running a B&B. Like Marty from the Silicon Valley Mystery series, he lives in tech-heavy California, has worked in high-tech, and proudly wields bad puns. Like Jonas and Elizabeth from the Ozarks Lake Mystery series, Marc grew up in the South and spent many a summer in and around Arkansas.
He lives with his endlessly patient wife and a sweet, neurotic dog who remains deeply unimpressed by Marc’s jokes. When not writing, Marc can be found hiking, plotting murders (on the page, officer, really!), or avoiding whatever home improvement project he’s been putting off.
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