Cold Tuscan Stone
A Rick Montoya Italian Mystery

I have tried a new series by an author I have never tried before. Cold Tuscan Stone is the first book about Rick Montoya by David p. Wagner. It was a good book and I will read more in the series but I'm not sure what the author thinks of Italy, I get a negative feeling by the way he describe how peo......more

A laid-back mystery with some nice local colour that builds slowly and promises more than is actually delivered. Engaging but unmemorable.......more

Rick Montoya has relocated from New Mexico to Rome where he is happily involved in his translating business. All is well until an old friend, now a member of the Italian government’s Art Squad, asks Rick to take part in an undercover operation in the Tuscan city of Volterra. It is suspected there is......more

I met local author David P. Wagner when he was doing a book signing event inside a nearby Barnes & Noble. He saw me checking out the books on his table, came up to me, started chatting, asking me some questions, and telling me about his books. He's written a series of mystery novels where the main c......more