Murder in An Italian Village, Michael Falco
Murder in An Italian Village, Michael Falco
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Murder in An Italian Village

Author: Michael Falco

Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella

Unabridged: 10 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

On the surface, Bria's Mediterranean life radiates beauty—the kind her late husband, Carlo, dreamed about when he concocted the romantic idea to start a bed and breakfast on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. With the grand opening of Bella Bella approaching six months after Carlo's tragic death, Bria and her eight-year-old son Marco brace for a bittersweet new beginning by the sea . . .

Before celebratory vino flows on opening day, a stranger appears in an otherwise pristine guest room, lifeless and covered in blood. Bria can't understand why murder would check into Bella Bella. And police are just as puzzled. As suspicions fall on a B&B employee, what's certain is that saving her reputation—and surviving—depend on catching the real killer before it's too late.

Flanked by her feisty best friend, Rosalie, and well-traveled sister, Lorenza, Bria vows to prove to everyone in Positano that no one at Bella Bella was involved with the crime. But as the women expose a scandal that stretches across their dazzling tourist village, it will take everything they've got to name the murderer and avoid becoming the next target of someone’s deadly vendetta . . .

About Michael Falco

Michael Falco is a graduate of New York University and has studied at Playwrights Horizons and Gotham Writers Workshop. He currently lives in Secaucus, New Jersey, where he is working on the next Bria Bartolucci Mystery.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol Lynn on October 29, 2023

It's painfully apparent that this is a female MC written by a man because she's overly chatty, ditzy, self-righteous, and vain. The author thinks it takes women significant time just to throw their hair up in ponytails. Her insertion of Italian phrases also didn't flow naturally into the prose. Othe......more

Goodreads review by Kendall on May 07, 2024

2.8. I really wanted to like this book but I found it incredibly boring. I basically had to force myself to finish it.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on November 02, 2023

Delightful! A fantastic setting filled with fun characters makes this a strong series launch.......more

Goodreads review by Jan on April 09, 2023

Fantastic start to a new series! Bria is a recent widow with an eight-year-old son, a dog, lots of family and friends, an about to open the Bed and Breakfast that she and her husband had planned and bought in a village along the Amalfi coast. Before the official opening, she finds a dead man on the b......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on October 03, 2023

Solid three stars. I enjoyed the back 20% of this but the first 20% was a bit slow for me. I understand the author has to introduce everyone (including all the potential suspects) but I have to admit I kept confusing some of the characters. Why were so many D-names in this book?? Delfina, Dante, Dan......more