Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Tracey P. from Westerville, OH and Patrick M. from York Beach, ME won the copies of The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow.

This week, I have two crime novels to give away. In Laura Dave’s The Night We Lost Him, estranged siblings discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal. Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar – notably a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast from which he fell to his death. The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father’s past—and uncover a family secret that changes everything.

Murder in an Italian Cafe is a cozy mystery set in Positano, Italy by Michael Falco. Though she still misses her late husband, Carlo, Bria Bartolucci couldn’t be happier that their dream bed and breakfast, Bella Bella, is humming along nicely. Of course, even on the stunning Amalfi Coast, things seldom run smoothly. Like Bria’s mother and mother-in-law dueling over a suitable communion site for Bria’s eight-year-old son Marco. Bria’s also juggling the demands of the famous Chef Lugo, his producer, Massimo, and Pippa, a member of the production crew who is staying at Bella Bella for a nice, long stay. Until Lugo mysteriously dies on-camera, a victim of apparent murder. But finding out who wanted him gone is no stroll on the beach. Bria soon learns that Chef Lugo’s multi-media empire is at a make-or-break tipping point, and Lugo himself had racked up any number of enemies—financial, professional . . . and very personal. Now to save her friend’s cafe from a ruined reputation, Bria must delve into the glittering surface of false alibis, pretty lies, and not-so-glamourous hidden identities to catch a murderer determined to serve up another victim.

Which crime novel would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject line should read either “Win The Night We Lost Him” or “Win Murder in an Italian Cafe.” You must include your name and mailing address in order to win. The giveaway will end Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 5 PM ET. Entries from the U.S. only, please.