09/17/2025
Roger W.W. Baker
**Genre:** Mystery/thriller/suspense
Educated in Britain and France, Roger W. W. Baker is a veteran, award-winning business communicator. He began his career as a reporter with the London Financial Times before working with
global multinational corporations in London, Paris, and New York. During this time, he became savvy with global branding strategies and aware of forces that attempt to extort them.
France has dominated the wine industry for centuries, but the bouquet is fading. The small, old-world, family-owned vineyards in France are struggling to survive, pressed by the sophisticated know-how and slick marketing techniques of their huge, new-world competitors. Count Pierre de Beaufremont has inherited an ancient family vineyard in Burgundy. He’s jealous of his largest American competitor, who doesn’t respect the traditions of the old world but enjoys international
acclaim. Resenting his competitor’s success, the count hires a professional saboteur to deliver a
devastating blow at a state dinner at the official residence of the British Prime Minister, causing international headlines. Encouraged by his sensational success, the saboteur blackmails the winery, threatening to cause more mayhem; this time putting the global public at risk.