Avery Aames is the Agatha Award-winning author of the Cheese Shop Mystery series, including "Days of Wine and Roquefort, To Brie or Not to Brie, Clobbered by Camembert, Lost and Fondue, " and "The Long Quiche Goodbye. "She loves to cook and enjoys a good wine. She speaks a little French and has even played a French woman onstage. And she adores cheese. As Daryl Wood Gerber she also writes the Cookbook Nook Mysteries.