Welcome to another in the Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery series, Murder in Verona by T A Williams.It was published on Novemcer 3rd by Boldwood.
A tragic accident?
When Italy’s greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is
killed in a terrible car accident, the police initially rule his death a tragic
accident or suicide. But his elderly mother, Violetta, believes this to be
poppycock! Her son was a brilliant driver and had too much to live for. She
suspects foul play and turns to Private Investigator, Dan Armstrong to discover
the truth.
A cheating spouse?
So Dan and Oscar travel to Verona, the city of Romeo and
Juliet, to find out what really happened. There Dan discovers Rodolfo’s private
life could have come straight out of a Shakespeare play. Although now happily
married, Rodolfo was a man with a reputation to rival Casanova, his past strewn
with heartbroken women. Could his death have been a star-crossed lover
determined to get revenge?
A family feud?
Or does the truth lie much closer to home? With his large
inheritance still to be settled, the motive for Rodolfo’s murder could simply
be greed. As Dan searches for suspects while staying at the Argento Opera
Academy (where people randomly launch into operatic arias.) life for Dan is
complicated by the fact that Oscar has a habit of joining in with the singing…
Can Dan solve the case before he and his tone-deaf dog get
thrown out?
My Thoughts
Dan Armstrongs travels around Italy stay closer to home this time when one of his neighbours enlists him to look into the death of her son. This leads him to Verona and a magnificent centre for the operatic arts. Oscar and Anna come too and with Anna’s academic interests, she finds a lot to keep her busy, leaving Dan and Armstrong to get on with the sleuthing. Because of the nature of the setting, there are several vivid, lively characters who people the story and a list of possible suspects.
One of the aspects I enjoy in this cozy crime series has to be Dan Armstrong’s personality and his voicing of his observations. He has a slightly humorous way of looking at life and never takes anything at face value. Oscar’s nose for sizing up the good guys is as potent as ever and he plays his usual part in the quest for the truth. With the sun shining an all the sights of Verona, this was a delightful escape from the cold November days at home.
In short: cozy mystery set in beautiful Italian countryside
About the Author
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I’ve written all sorts: thrillers, historical novels, short
stories and now I’m enjoying myself hugely writing romance and whodunnits.
Romantic comedies are what we all need from time to time. Life isn’t always
very fair. It isn’t always a lot of fun, but when it is, we need to embrace it.
Murder mystery is all very well, but it needs to put a smile on your face, so
that’s why I like to inject some humour.
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