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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This is a book for armchair travelers as much as it is for mystery lovers. -- Publishers Weekly The body rolled off the planks and slipped into the water with barely a splash, quickly embraced by the steady current flowing toward the city of Mantova. It comes to rest against rocks overlooked by the grim ramparts of Castello di San Giorgio as the river Mincio flows on towards the Po and the Adriatic Sea. Lombardy was once hotly disputed by the cities...
Author
Series
Rick Montoya Italian mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When an old college friend leading a religious tour in Assisi asks interpreter Rick Montoya to fill in for their guide who's gone missing, Rick is happy to oblige. He's looking forward to seeing his old friend, and the food and wine of Umbria sound like the perfect reward for a tense translation job he's just completed for the police in Palermo involving witness testimony against the mafia. But when the shady tour guide is found dead the next morning...
Author
Series
Rick Montoya Italian mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"One dead art collector and a gallery of suspects... Translator Rick Montoya is looking forward to a quiet weekend away with his girlfriend, Betta, an art fraud investigator for the Italian Culture Ministry. Their destination: the beautiful village of Urbino, home to Renaissance masters Rafael and the lesser-known Piero della Francesca. While Betta does have official business to attend to-namely, collecting a priceless Piero drawing from a wealthy...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The first Tuscan book in David P. Wagner's Italian mysteries introduces us to Rick Montoya, an American translator who agrees to help catch art smugglers-and soon finds himself in over his head.
"Perfect for readers who enjoy a complex puzzle, a bit of humor, and a fairly gentle procedural. Don't miss this one."-Library Journal, STARRED review
When Rick Montoya moves to Italy to work as a translator, he doesn't expect to get involved in an investigation....
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