Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace by Lorenzo Carcaterra

May 02, 2023

Nonna Maria is back in the second rich, atmospheric mystery that takes readers to Ischia, a small island in the Bay of Naples. Lorenzo Carcaterra shows a widow, grandmother, and great-grandmother, well-respected by most on Ischia, in Nonna Maria and the Case of the...

The Medici Murders by David Hewson

September 28, 2022

Since I won’t even be home from vacation until tomorrow, I certainly haven’t had time to put together the November Treasures in My Closet post. Expect that next Saturday, October 8. I’ll work on it this week. In the meantime, David Hewson introduces...

Murder on the Vine by Camilla Trinchieri

September 10, 2022

If you’re a fan of David P. Wagner’s Italian mysteries, you might want to sample Camillia Trinchieri’s Tuscan Mysteries. Murder on the Vine is the third in the series. With the addition of a character list, you can easily pick up the stories about...

Nonna Maria and the Case of the Missing Bride by Lorenzo Carcaterra

June 29, 2022

In conversation, I’ve said to a few friends that there haven’t been a lot of mysteries that stood out to me this year. Lorenzo Carcaterra remedied that with his quiet mystery, Nonna Maria and the Case of the Missing Bride. He takes readers to Ischia, an...

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

March 06, 2022

There was Frances Mayes’ Under the Tuscan Sun. I read it, but the book that really makes me want to visit Italy is Rebecca Serle’s novel, One Italian Summer. And, it’s not Rome or Florence or Venice. It’s Positano on the Amalfi Coast, with its...