Death in Florence A Year in EuropeB..., Blake Pierce
Death in Florence A Year in EuropeB..., Blake Pierce
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Death in Florence (A Year in Europe—Book 2)

Author: Blake Pierce

Narrator: Kathleen Strecker

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2021


Synopsis

“When you think that life cannot get better, Blake Pierce comes up with another masterpiece of thriller and mystery! This book is full of twists, and the end brings a surprising revelation. Strongly recommended for the permanent library of any reader who enjoys a very well-written thriller.”
--Books and Movie Reviews (re Almost Gone)

DEATH IN FLORENCE is book #2 in a charming new cozy mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone has received 1,500 five-star reviews. The series (A YEAR IN EUROPE) begins with book #1 (A MURDER IN PARIS).

Diana Hope, 55, is still adjusting to her recent separation when she discovers her ex-husband has just proposed to a woman 30 years younger. Secretly hoping they would reunite, Diana is devastated. She realizes the time has come to reimagine life without him—in fact, to reimagine her life, period.

Devoting the last 30 years of her life to being a dutiful wife and mother and to climbing the corporate ladder, Diana has been relentlessly driven, and has not taken a moment to do anything for herself. Now, the time has come.

Diana never forgot her first boyfriend, who begged her to join him for a year in Europe after college. She had wanted to go so badly, but it had seemed like a wild, romantic idea, and a gap year, she’d thought, would hinder her resume and career. But now, with her daughters grown, her husband gone, and her career no longer fulfilling, Diana realizes it’s time for herself—and to take that romantic year in Europe she’d always dreamed of.

Diana prepares to embark on the year of her life, finally turning to her bucket list, hoping to tour the most beautiful sights and sample the most scrumptious cuisines—and maybe, even, to fall in love again. But a year in Europe may have different plans in store for her. Can A-type Diana learn to go with the flow, to be spontaneous, to let down her guard and to learn to truly enjoy life again?

In DEATH IN FLORENCE (Book #2), Diana arrives in Florence, ready to shake off the events of Paris and fulfill her lifelong dream of being proposed to on the romantic Ponte Vecchio bridge. But Diana can never possibly anticipate what she is about to find on that bridge, and how it may just turn her romantic dream into a ridiculous nightmare!

A YEAR IN EUROPE is a charming and laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series, packed with food and travel, with mysteries that will leave you on the edge of your seat, and with experiences that will leave you with a sense of wonder. As Diana embarks on her quixotic quest for love and meaning, you will find yourself falling in love and rooting for her. You will be in shock at the twists and turns her journey takes as she somehow finds herself at the center of a mystery, and must play amateur sleuth to solve it. Fans of books like Eat, Pray, Love and Under the Tuscan Sun have finally found the cozy mystery series they’ve been hoping for!

Book #3 (VENGEANCE IN VIENNA) in the series is now also available!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on April 21, 2021

In the last four months, I have read five books by author BLAKE PIERCE and this is first that I could not give five stars. DEATH IN FLORENCE meets my criteria for five stars in every category – story, characters, description of place, pace, etc. – but falls down on copyediting. Sorry Blake but there......more

Goodreads review by Diane on April 03, 2021

Death in Florence is the second in the Travels in Europe series. I think this was better than the first book “ Death in Paris”. One of the things I enjoyed was the way the author gave you a little history of the first in the series. Sometimes an author summarizes the previous book at the beginn8ng o......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on April 11, 2021

If you like Blake Pierce mysteries you will probably like this series and in particular this book. Diana St. James 55, who was climbed the ladder of the corporate world to become an Executive at Addict a cosmetic firm in Manhattan the heart of NYC. She is a very anal person always had lists for what......more

Goodreads review by Edi on April 06, 2021

Fun cozy mystery. Although part of a series it is easily read as a stand alone. The main characters and her adventures are off the wall crazy but fun to follow. The descriptions of the cities, travels and settings put you in the scene and make you want to go visit these places. This one centers arou......more

Goodreads review by CZ on April 10, 2021

After her marriage fell apart, Diana St. James went on a year-long European trip to escape her ex-husband and the boring life she left behind. Unfortunately for her, her ex followed her to Florence... with the other woman in tow. Diana can't seem to shake her past, even when she goes to the Shakespe......more