Murder in Tuscany
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- Author：T.A. Williams
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Summary
A BRAND NEW COZY CRIME SERIES SET IN GORGEOUS TUSCANY…IT’S MURDER IN PARADISE！
A remote retreat…
Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone， home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course。 It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement！ Dan’s no writer， but maybe this break will help him to think about the next chapter in his own life story？
A gruesome murder…
But only days into the course， Jonah Moore is found stabbed to death with his award-winning silver dagger！ And Dan finds himself pulled out of retirement with a killer to catch。
Eleven possible suspects。
The other guests all seem shocked by Jonah’s death， but Dan knows that one of them must be lying。 And as he and Italian Commissario Virgilio Pisano begin to investigate it quickly becomes clear that everyone at Villa Volpone has secrets to hide…
But can Dan discover who the murderer is before they strike again？
A gripping new murder mystery series by bestselling author T。A。 Williams， perfect for fans of Lee Strauss and Beth Byers。
A remote retreat…
Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone， home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course。 It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement！ Dan’s no writer， but maybe this break will help him to think about the next chapter in his own life story？
A gruesome murder…
But only days into the course， Jonah Moore is found stabbed to death with his award-winning silver dagger！ And Dan finds himself pulled out of retirement with a killer to catch。
Eleven possible suspects。
The other guests all seem shocked by Jonah’s death， but Dan knows that one of them must be lying。 And as he and Italian Commissario Virgilio Pisano begin to investigate it quickly becomes clear that everyone at Villa Volpone has secrets to hide…
But can Dan discover who the murderer is before they strike again？
A gripping new murder mystery series by bestselling author T。A。 Williams， perfect for fans of Lee Strauss and Beth Byers。
Reviews
Rekha Rao
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My god！ What a fantabulous， engrossing and completely entertaining cozy mystery。 Hands down， this book is making it to my list of Best Books of 2022 and new favorite cozy series。I really loved the storytelling and quirky characters。 A dash of humor certainly made the story more enjoyable。 Don't get me started on the delicious and mouth-watering food that Dan gets to eat in Tuscany。The mystery behind the murder was very interesting - Jonah was poisoned as well as stabbed。 Did the killer poison an My god！ What a fantabulous， engrossing and completely entertaining cozy mystery。 Hands down， this book is making it to my list of Best Books of 2022 and new favorite cozy series。I really loved the storytelling and quirky characters。 A dash of humor certainly made the story more enjoyable。 Don't get me started on the delicious and mouth-watering food that Dan gets to eat in Tuscany。The mystery behind the murder was very interesting - Jonah was poisoned as well as stabbed。 Did the killer poison and then stab to make sure Jonah was dead？ Or， were there two parties involved？ We also have a dash of budding romance between Dan and。。。 Dan is not very sure if he wants to date someone as he secretly wishes to get back to his wife， Helen。 The identity of the killer was a shocker。 It wasn't till the very end that Dan came face-to-face with the killer - Dan did not expect it。 All he wanted to do was just have a chat。 He didn't expect them to confess！ Then comes another twist。 I absolutely enjoyed reading Murder in Tuscany by T。A。 Williams。 If you are looking for a cozy mystery with a dash of humor， I recommend you to give this book a try。 。。。more
Lynda
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Occasionally I like a cosy mystery and occasionally I love a cosy mystery and this one I loved。 It’s a delightful murder mystery， the first in a new series （Armstrong and Oscar Mysteries）， set in the countryside near Florence。 Plenty of humour and a great story featuring retired DCI Dan Armstrong and Oscar， a black Labrador puppy who greets Dan by pushing him into the swimming pool。Briefly， Armstrong has been given a present by his former colleagues， a 14 day writers course in Italy。 On arrival Occasionally I like a cosy mystery and occasionally I love a cosy mystery and this one I loved。 It’s a delightful murder mystery， the first in a new series （Armstrong and Oscar Mysteries）， set in the countryside near Florence。 Plenty of humour and a great story featuring retired DCI Dan Armstrong and Oscar， a black Labrador puppy who greets Dan by pushing him into the swimming pool。Briefly， Armstrong has been given a present by his former colleagues， a 14 day writers course in Italy。 On arrival however， he discovers the course is about erotic writing！ He is joined by two septuagenarian ladies and a mysterious collection of others。 Within about 24 hours the loud mouthed and offensive owner of the villa is found dead and Armstrong is asked by the local police detective to help。 The only witness to the murder appears to be Oscar！Despite the title of the art course there is nothing in the book to offend and lots to like including the amazing descriptions of Florence and the Tuscany countryside as well as the delicious sounding food。 Definitely makes me want to visit！ A very enjoyable closed room mystery with a large cast of suspects， lots of twists and turns and a great conclusion。 Loved it。 Bring on book 2。 。。。more
Rachel Gilbey
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From the opening chapter which is probably one of the funniest things I've read from this author， turning into a cosy mystery that had me completely and utterly gripped - I can safely say that I have thoroughly enjoyed T。 A。 Williams change of genre。 I loved that this was set on a remote writing retreat in the Tuscan countryside， on a writing course specialising in one rather adult genre - which given Dan wasn't intending to write the genre in question， has a rather eye opening time for all mann From the opening chapter which is probably one of the funniest things I've read from this author， turning into a cosy mystery that had me completely and utterly gripped - I can safely say that I have thoroughly enjoyed T。 A。 Williams change of genre。 I loved that this was set on a remote writing retreat in the Tuscan countryside， on a writing course specialising in one rather adult genre - which given Dan wasn't intending to write the genre in question， has a rather eye opening time for all manner of reasons。 Some of the conversations between him and the other participants on the course were so so funny， and incredibly enjoyable。 Then there is the murder， fairly early into the story， and it was good to see Dan trying to help the local police， given he is a retired DCI。 I loved seeing his investigative attempts， and literally had no idea just who had offed a rather unlikeable man。 I had a very strong theory the whole time as to the motive， and shockingly it wasn't even one contemplated by anyone in the book， which shows just how little I know about predicting a killer！ I was transported to Tuscany， to this writing retreat， with great descriptions of the area， local food， Italian policing， and the authors trademark back lab has also made the change of genre， and plays a key part to the story too。 I am very excited to learn this if the first book in a series， I literally can't wait to read the next books， I think just like their romance's， the author is onto another winning book here。 I can't fault it in the slightest and was addicted！ Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more
Janette
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DCI Armstrong has retired and for a retirement gift， his colleagues have brought him a two week writing course high in the hills of Tuscany。 His fellow course members are a varied lot including a brother and sister who seem far too close in the wrong sort of way and some elderly ladies who write very erotic fiction。 It doesn’t take long for the murder to occur and Armstrong becomes involved in the investigation。I really liked the character of Dan Armstrong and feel that this will be an interesti DCI Armstrong has retired and for a retirement gift， his colleagues have brought him a two week writing course high in the hills of Tuscany。 His fellow course members are a varied lot including a brother and sister who seem far too close in the wrong sort of way and some elderly ladies who write very erotic fiction。 It doesn’t take long for the murder to occur and Armstrong becomes involved in the investigation。I really liked the character of Dan Armstrong and feel that this will be an interesting series。 His fellow characters were interesting with very varied backgrounds meaning that any of them could have been the murderer。 However， the stand-out character for me was Tuscany itself; the descriptions of the towns and villages as well as the meals eaten were a great addition to an intriguing mystery。 I’ve never read any of this author’s previous novels but I will certainly look out for the next one in this series。 Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for my ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
LittleRead
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DCI Dan Armstrong has finally retired so he’s off to a writing retreat hoping to use the time to discover his next act。 Shortly after the course begins， the instructor is murdered with one of his awards。 With eleven others at the retreat， Dan is pulled out of retirement to help the local detective figure out who had it in for Jonah and why。 Dan may need need to write a few new chapters of his own to figure out who dunit before the time at Villa Volpone comes to an end。A great start in a new myst DCI Dan Armstrong has finally retired so he’s off to a writing retreat hoping to use the time to discover his next act。 Shortly after the course begins， the instructor is murdered with one of his awards。 With eleven others at the retreat， Dan is pulled out of retirement to help the local detective figure out who had it in for Jonah and why。 Dan may need need to write a few new chapters of his own to figure out who dunit before the time at Villa Volpone comes to an end。A great start in a new mystery series set in Tuscany！ It’s smart， it’s well written and full of red herrings。 It also seems that Dan has found his second act， even if it’s not in an official capacity。 I guess you can take the detective out of the field， but you can’t take the field out of the detective。 This series has great promise！ 。。。more
Grace J Reviewerlady
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theliterateleprechaun
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Do policemen ever really retire？This is book one of a brand-new cozy mystery series set in Tuscany。 I remember reading one of this author’s romcoms years ago and thinking that it was a little too crass for my liking。 I’m glad to have given his writing another try as I rather enjoyed the locked room mystery and intrigue of this one。 Former DCI Dan Armstrong’s life is full of surprises。 It seems that his colleagues gifted him this creative writing course as a retirement gift and didn’t read the fi Do policemen ever really retire？This is book one of a brand-new cozy mystery series set in Tuscany。 I remember reading one of this author’s romcoms years ago and thinking that it was a little too crass for my liking。 I’m glad to have given his writing another try as I rather enjoyed the locked room mystery and intrigue of this one。 Former DCI Dan Armstrong’s life is full of surprises。 It seems that his colleagues gifted him this creative writing course as a retirement gift and didn’t read the fine print！ Then as he settles into the course at the luxurious and remote retreat， Villa Volpane， the crime writer and host， Jonah Moore， is murdered。 Before he knows it， Armstrong’s out of retirement and pairing up with the Italian Commissario Virgilio Pisano to uncover who amongst them is the murderer。 Williams explores how nothing is as it seems and that everyone at the retreat has secrets to hide。Having lived in Italy brings authenticity to his setting and having written many books brings a tautness to his plot。 I know that a Williams’ book will always push the boundaries， but thankfully I was fully engaged， focused on the intrigue， misled by the red herrings and thoroughly entertained。 I’m already looking forward to book 2！ I was gifted this advance copy by Boldwood Books and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more
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