--- product_id: 47817659 title: "Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery)" price: "FREE" currency: ISK in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/47817659-dying-on-the-vine-a-gideon-oliver-mystery store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/47817659-dying-on-the-vine-a-gideon-oliver-mystery) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Edgar® Award–winning author Aaron Elkins’s creation—forensics professor Gideon Oliver—has been hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “a likable, down-to-earth, cerebral sleuth.” Now the celebrated Skeleton Detective is visiting friends at a vineyard in Tuscany when murder leaves a bitter aftertaste… When Gideon Oliver and his wife, Julie, are in Tuscany visiting the Cubbiddu family, the renowned Skeleton Detective is asked to reexamine the remains of a mysterious family tragedy. Pietro Cubbiddu, former patriarch of the Villa Antica wine empire, is thought to have killed his wife and then himself in the remote mountains of the Apennines. It does not take long for Gideon to deduce that, whatever happened, a murder-suicide it was not. Soon Gideon finds himself in a morass of family antipathies, conflicts, and mistrust, to say nothing of the local authority’s resentment. And when yet another Cubbiddu relation meets an unlikely end, it becomes bone-chillingly clear that the killer is far from finished… Review: Another great skeleton doctor mystery - This is my sixth book in this series and they never disappoint. Great story and characters plus entertaining dialogue. Lots of Tuscany info and descriptions too. Plot kept me guessing right till the end. I'm looking for the next book now Review: Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) by Aaron Elkins - A welcome return to Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detective, after a too long absence. Gideon, visiting old friends in Italy with his FBI friend John Lau, and their wives, finds the family's Patriarch and his wife have died under mysterious conditions. Always curious, Gideon asks to see the bones, and finds discrepancies between the official version of what happened and what the bones say. The book continues through the ins and outs of family rivalries, inheritance issues, official inqueries, and the ever Lecturing Professor attitudes of Gideon to the amusement and enlightenment of all concerned. A fun read, an informative one as all Elkins books are, and a twist at the end no one sees coming. Well worth the read for anyone who loves Arron Elkins work, Physical Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Italy, Italian food, wine and customs. Do read it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,885,467 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,155 in International Mystery & Crime (Books) #6,522 in Police Procedurals (Books) #9,755 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 674 Reviews | ## Images ![Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61gVZwP9F+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another great skeleton doctor mystery *by K***R on March 22, 2026* This is my sixth book in this series and they never disappoint. Great story and characters plus entertaining dialogue. Lots of Tuscany info and descriptions too. Plot kept me guessing right till the end. I'm looking for the next book now ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dying on the Vine (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) by Aaron Elkins *by C***R on May 18, 2013* A welcome return to Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detective, after a too long absence. Gideon, visiting old friends in Italy with his FBI friend John Lau, and their wives, finds the family's Patriarch and his wife have died under mysterious conditions. Always curious, Gideon asks to see the bones, and finds discrepancies between the official version of what happened and what the bones say. The book continues through the ins and outs of family rivalries, inheritance issues, official inqueries, and the ever Lecturing Professor attitudes of Gideon to the amusement and enlightenment of all concerned. A fun read, an informative one as all Elkins books are, and a twist at the end no one sees coming. Well worth the read for anyone who loves Arron Elkins work, Physical Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Italy, Italian food, wine and customs. Do read it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great Elkins vintage *by C***T on January 5, 2013* This a good book and it is full of a light humor which is comforting and rather rare in an aging author. God knows we need that! I just read the last Connelly and I swear I could hear the joints of the author crack! Not here, Elkins is still young at heart, thanks for that! The story is set in Italy, mainly in a winery near Florence. Contrary to the feeling of other reviewers, I feel the region is very well described. The attitudes, the traditions, the good and less good restaurants, the modernization of wineries and the shift in concepts of wine producers, the museums well known and forgotten, it is all there and probably took a lot of work. As in each of the Gideon series, the hero is confronted to the bones of people who could have committed suicide or who could have been murdered. The scientific reasoning is interesting to follow, and you can enjoy Italy from your armchair. I specially enjoyed remembering my own excursions in local museums and the comments about Italian cooking. Outstanding as it is, the American visitors start to long for their own country's cooking. It is so true that after a while we all want to return to our home habits! The mystery is set in 2011. It feels however like the 1980s to me (that is when the big wineries worldwide started to change; also the emigration from Sardinia after a vendetta is more 1940-60s than the 70s in the book). It is as if Elkins had updated some of his souvenirs and transported others through time. It is all right, though, it makes the book rich. Elkins has not allowed his hero to go into DNA stories (good, we have enough already), but he does not use mass spectrometry either, which I regret. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/47817659-dying-on-the-vine-a-gideon-oliver-mystery](https://www.desertcart.is/products/47817659-dying-on-the-vine-a-gideon-oliver-mystery) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-11-10*