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NONNA MARIA
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Nonna Maria, “one of the most charming
amateur sleuths ever created” (Tess Gerritsen), sets out to clear her
goddaughter’s name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable
victim in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling
author Lorenzo Carcaterra.
Nonna Maria has a lot on her plate—and it’s not just fresh pasta. Two
crimes have rocked the sun-drenched island of Ischia, and once again,
the island’s denizens have called upon the espresso-brewing, sage
counsel-giving sleuth.
A wealthy woman alleges a valuable necklace was stolen from her hotel
room. The necklace, she claims, has been in her family for decades. She
blames one of the young women working on the cleaning crew as the most
likely suspect—a young woman who turns out to be Nonna Maria’s
goddaughter. She takes the heat, but privately, she proclaims her
innocence.
Nearby, the body of a woman found on a curved road near the borough of
Barano. The woman is not known to anyone on the island. She has no
purse, no identification. The one potential suspect is a young friend of
Nonna Maria’s who drove by the area that very night and thinks that he
may have hit something—a pothole; an animal; or maybe, the woman in
question.
It turns out, this woman has a history on the island, having left it
decades ago. But why did she return, and more importantly, who killed
her? Like the links of a beautiful, missing necklace, it’s up to Nonna
Maria to string together the clues and solve these two mysteries before
death comes for Ischia again.
"Nonna Maria is beautifully brought to life in this cozy mystery
framed by the lovingly described, sun-soaked Ischia setting and
enlivened by the quirky characters..."
-Booklist
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