Big changes are coming to Gravigna, the place ex-NYPD officer Nico Doyle has come to call home, and not all of them are positive. In the final Tuscan mystery, old tempers flare, change is in the air, and all will be laid bare as Nico solves one final case.
When Sergio Macchi, the local butcher, is found dead, the whole town of Gravigna is affected, namely Nico who takes the loss personally. At the local bar the town commemorates Macchi by drinking grappa, but the cheers soon turn into ugly accusations as people question the ruling of suicide and begin to point fingers at his young French wife, Delphine, who has conveniently left Italy for the Easter Holiday.
Delphine asks Maresciallo Perillo to get Nico involved in the investigation as Macchi respected him. Perillo, who is growing tired of his job, accepts the help, but Nico struggles to work on a case that hits so close to home and embraces his time cooking with Tilde at Sotto Il Fico, where he is at peace.
As the investigation simmers and tensions with his partner, Nelli, bubble to the surface, Nico learns from Macchi’s files that he owned several buildings in town and had just informed his tenants—Gino who runs trattoria Da Gino, Luciana the florist, Oreste the barber, and Piero Leonardi who runs an enoteca—that he was raising their rent 15 percent, news that surely wouldn’t have been taken well. Could that have been enough to get him killed? Nico will have to turn to an unlikely outside source if he is to solve what might be his last case ever.
Praise for the Tuscan Mysteries
“Revenge, personal or financial, seems a likely motive for [the] murder and as Nico interviews those who knew and mostly disliked the swindler, the narrative darkens nicely . . . There is charm in [Nico’s] easygoing manner.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Will whisk you away.” —The Washington Post
“Addictive . . . A real perk of this series is the food, from the small breakfast coffee shop where Nico meets his cronies each morning to the earthy Italian cafes that pepper this story . . . As you settle into the routine of Nico and [his dog] OneWag’s days in lovely Gravigna, you might even feel all your troubles drift away.” —Florida Weekly
“Trinchieri’s fifth book in her Tuscan mystery series is her best to date.” —The Denver Post
“An expertly crafted whodunnit with a vivid cast of characters.” —Tom Benjamin, author of the Bologna-set Daniel Leicester mysteries
“Most enjoyable. The Road to Murder takes the reader to Tuscany, where the scenery, the culture, and the food of that most beautiful part of Italy are as important as the main protagonists . . . Warning: reading this will make you hungry.” —T. A. Williams, author of the Armstrong and Oscar murder mysteries
“Excellent . . . Trinchieri makes crime solving adventuresome, fun, and flavorful.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A new installment in Trincheri’s mystery series is a call for nothing less than celebration . . . Rich in culture, food, wine and—above all else—friendship, this is sure to be loved by fans of cozyish series, gentle police procedurals, and Italia!” —First Clue Reviews
Camilla Trinchieri worked for many years dubbing films in Rome with directors including Federico Fellini, Pietro Germi, Franco Rosi, Lina Wertmüller, and Luchino Visconti. She immigrated to the US in 1980 and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. Under the pseudonym Camilla Crespi, she has published eight mysteries. As Camilla Trinchieri, she is the author of The Price of Silence, Seeking Alice, and five other Tuscan mysteries.
Big changes are coming to Gravigna, the place ex-NYPD officer Nico Doyle has come to call home, and not all of them are positive. In the final Tuscan mystery, old tempers flare, change is in the air, and all will be laid bare as Nico solves one final case.
When Sergio Macchi, the local butcher, is found dead, the whole town of Gravigna is affected, namely Nico who takes the loss personally. At the local bar the town commemorates Macchi by drinking grappa, but the cheers soon turn into ugly accusations as people question the ruling of suicide and begin to point fingers at his young French wife, Delphine, who has conveniently left Italy for the Easter Holiday.
Delphine asks Maresciallo Perillo to get Nico involved in the investigation as Macchi respected him. Perillo, who is growing tired of his job, accepts the help, but Nico struggles to work on a case that hits so close to home and embraces his time cooking with Tilde at Sotto Il Fico, where he is at peace.
As the investigation simmers and tensions with his partner, Nelli, bubble to the surface, Nico learns from Macchi’s files that he owned several buildings in town and had just informed his tenants—Gino who runs trattoria Da Gino, Luciana the florist, Oreste the barber, and Piero Leonardi who runs an enoteca—that he was raising their rent 15 percent, news that surely wouldn’t have been taken well. Could that have been enough to get him killed? Nico will have to turn to an unlikely outside source if he is to solve what might be his last case ever.
Reviews
Praise for the Tuscan Mysteries
“Revenge, personal or financial, seems a likely motive for [the] murder and as Nico interviews those who knew and mostly disliked the swindler, the narrative darkens nicely . . . There is charm in [Nico’s] easygoing manner.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Will whisk you away.” —The Washington Post
“Addictive . . . A real perk of this series is the food, from the small breakfast coffee shop where Nico meets his cronies each morning to the earthy Italian cafes that pepper this story . . . As you settle into the routine of Nico and [his dog] OneWag’s days in lovely Gravigna, you might even feel all your troubles drift away.” —Florida Weekly
“Trinchieri’s fifth book in her Tuscan mystery series is her best to date.” —The Denver Post
“An expertly crafted whodunnit with a vivid cast of characters.” —Tom Benjamin, author of the Bologna-set Daniel Leicester mysteries
“Most enjoyable. The Road to Murder takes the reader to Tuscany, where the scenery, the culture, and the food of that most beautiful part of Italy are as important as the main protagonists . . . Warning: reading this will make you hungry.” —T. A. Williams, author of the Armstrong and Oscar murder mysteries
“Excellent . . . Trinchieri makes crime solving adventuresome, fun, and flavorful.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“A new installment in Trincheri’s mystery series is a call for nothing less than celebration . . . Rich in culture, food, wine and—above all else—friendship, this is sure to be loved by fans of cozyish series, gentle police procedurals, and Italia!” —First Clue Reviews
Camilla Trinchieri worked for many years dubbing films in Rome with directors including Federico Fellini, Pietro Germi, Franco Rosi, Lina Wertmüller, and Luchino Visconti. She immigrated to the US in 1980 and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. Under the pseudonym Camilla Crespi, she has published eight mysteries. As Camilla Trinchieri, she is the author of The Price of Silence, Seeking Alice, and five other Tuscan mysteries.
