Italian Village Mystery

A shocking murder disrupts a fairy tale town, and a curious writer must pen the real story.Returning to her quaint hometown in Italy following the collapse of her engagement, feisty travel writer Giò Brando just wants some peace and quiet. Instead, she finds herself a suspect in a brutal murder.Anxious to clear her name, Giò embarks on her own investigation, eavesdropping on the gossip in her sister's perfumery and the cafés of Maratea as she pieces together the evidence. But something about the case isn't adding up. Or is Giò allowing her attraction to a fellow suspect to distract her?Wanting to distance herself from danger, Giò keeps her feelings in check. But when new evidence turns the whole case on its head, danger is exactly what is waiting for her.◆◆◆ Murder on the Road is the first book in the compelling and heartwarming An Italian Village Cosy Mystery series. If you want a taste of Mediterranean village life, take a bite of this tasty treat, now! ◆◆◆*Beware - this book is written in British English with a smattering of Italian here and there.---This fun lighthearted cosy mystery can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series in order:• Book 0 (prequel) - And Then There Were Bones• Book 1 - Murder on the Road• Book 2 - A Fair Time for Death• Book 3 - A Mystery Before Christmas• Book 3.5 - When the Clock Chimes Two (A short story)• Book 4 - Peril at the Pellicano Hotel• Book 5 - The Haunted Watch Tower• Book 6 - Murder's Silent Take

A haunting Christmas song from a faraway land. A child with striking green eyes. A man with no past. When elderly widow Mrs De Blasi catches sight of eight-year-old Betta Giordano, all she can see is the face of her son, Marco. But how can this be? Marco died tragically young, many years before Betta was born.Travel writer Giò Brando can't help but be intrigued by the string of coincidences connecting Betta to the De Blasi family. Why does the child bear such a strong resemblance to a long-dead man? How does she know an ancient tune from the remotest parts of Britain? And why does the carillon that Mrs De Blasi gifts to Betta play that very same tune?Embracing her natural sleuthing skills, Giò faces a desperate race against both time and the worsening weather. Will she be able to ensure it's a happy Christmas for everyone in Maratea?Fans of Agatha Christie, Rhys Bowen and M C Beaton will love this heart-warming festive story, the third in the An Italian Village Mystery series. Delve into the pages of The Mystery Before Christmas and breathe in the delicious scents and flavours of a Mediterranean December. *Beware - this book is written in British English with a smattering of Italian here and there.

A group of wordsmiths, a remote hotel. Outside, the winds howl and the seas rage. But the real danger lurks within.When travel author and part-time sleuth, Giò Brando, joins a writers' retreat in Maratea, her quaint sea town, the last thing her companions are expecting is for the spiteful author who ruined their previous meeting to turn up uninvited. And the last thing Giò is expecting is to find that same woman lying dead on the restaurant floor the following morning.At first, it seems the author's death was the result of a tragic accident, but Giò suspects there's more to it than meets the eye. What happened to the manuscript the victim had been working on? What was the mysterious business deal she was in Maratea to close?With her fellow writers all having reason to lie to the carabinieri, Giò desperately sifts their stories for clues. But could the key actually lie in a tragic tale from long ago?Peril at the Pellicano Hotel is the fourth book in the An Italian Village Mysteryseries.◆◆◆ Fans of cosy mysteries everywhere are invited to help Giò solve her latest delightfully dramatic case, unfolding against the stunning backdrop of the southern Italian coastline. That is, if you dare. ◆◆◆---*Beware - this book is written in British English with a smattering of Italian here and there.This compelling and humorous cosy mystery can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series in order:• 0 (prequel) – And Then There Were Bones• 1 – Murder on the Road• 2 – A Fair Time for Death• 3 – A Mystery Before Christmas• 3.5 – When the Clock Chimes Two (A short story)• 4 – Peril at the Pellicano Hotel• 5 – The Haunted Watch Tower• 6 –Murder's Silent Take

The doors are locked, the windows shuttered, but still he comes. Dare you set foot in the haunted watch tower?When Countess Eugenia moves into a restored watch tower above Maratea, a delightful coastal town in southern Italy, not everyone welcomes her. Before she and her niece have even spent a night in their new home, they are warned that the malicious ghost of a 500-year-old pirate haunts the ancient building, claiming it as his own. And that very night, he begins a campaign of fear against the two women.Meanwhile, Maratea is celebrating its beloved St Biagio. However, this year, the festivities are marred by the news of plans to place monstrous wind turbines high on the mountains surrounding the town. In the heated debates that follow, the tragic suicide of a town hall employee and the death of a heritage expert on the treacherous local roads go almost unnoticed.Only local carabiniere Brigadiere Paolo Rossi wonders whether the deaths and the ghost may be connected. Deciding first to get to the bottom of the mysterious hauntings, he joins forces with travel writer and amateur sleuth Giò Brando to spend a night in the watch tower.But when Paolo disappears in the dead of night, Giò is left all alone.Or is she?◆◆◆ Fans of cosies and lovers of rugged coastlines will enjoy this often funny and always gripping venture into the unknown, the fifth in the delightful Italian Village Mystery series. ◆◆◆*Beware - this book is written in British English with a smattering of Italian here and there.---This fun lighthearted cosy mystery can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series in order:• 0 (prequel) – And Then There Were Bones• 1 – Murder on the Road• 2 – A Fair Time for Death• 3 – A Mystery Before Christmas• 3.5 – When the Clock Chimes Two (A short story)• 4 – Peril at the Pellicano Hotel• 5 – The Haunted Watch Tower• 6 – Murder's Silent Take

'I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone…'The tranquil town of Maratea, perched on a stunning stretch of Italian coastline, is abuzz with excitement. A promising young film director has selected it as the backdrop for a new rendition of Cyrano de Bergerac set during World War Two. However, the lines between fiction and reality soon blur, and hate, love, independence, and freedom make their presence felt both on and off the stage.When the lead actress plummets from the cliffs into the unforgiving sea, the tragedy takes second place to the age-old rule of the theatre business: the show must go on.While the film crew battles against time and personal conflicts, Giò Brando, travel writer and new member of the local movie committee, finds her life paralleling Cyrano's. Carabiniere and long-time friend, Paolo, appears to have more than a professional interest in Adelaide, the promising understudy who eagerly steps into the role of Roxanne, and Giò is forced to confront a truth that has gone unacknowledged until now: he means more to her than she had ever imagined.But is she right to fear that his romantic interest has clouded his judgement, putting him and the entire film crew in peril?As the production meets with one disaster after another, the actors and crew become increasingly edgy and isolated, not knowing whom they can trust or where they can turn. And with Paolo so deeply involved in this toxic culture, it's down to Giò alone to flex her sleuthing muscles and untangle the web of lies before more than just the production becomes forfeit… -***Cosy fans, we're going to the movies in this, the sixth book of the Italian Village Mysteries series. But remember: sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction. ***-This fun lighthearted cosy mystery can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series in order:• 0 (prequel) - And Then There Were Bones• 1 - Murder on the Road• 2 - A Fair Time for Death• 3 - A Mystery Before Christmas• 3.5 - When the Clock Chimes Two (A short story)• 4 - Peril at the Pellicano Hotel• 5 - The Haunted Watch Tower• 6 - Murder's Silent Take