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Rick Montoya Italian Mystery #6
Roman Count Down
Rick Montoya, eager to experience more of his Italian mother's culture, heads to Rome to start his own translation business. He's armed with curiosity and an appetite for local food and wine.
Rick's maternal uncle is a Roman cop with one eye to his nephew's welfare and another to how Rick might be useful, perhaps widen his career choices. So Commissario Piero Fontana pulls Rick into an investigation: the murder of Count Umberto Zimbardi.
The wealthy count enjoyed indulging a circle of convivial friends and a hobby collecting oral histories by interviewing residents in the city's centro storico. After heading home from such an afternoon, he was found dead on a bridge over the Tiber.
As a newcomer and an investigator, Rick makes rookie mistakes. He's learning the ropes as an amateur sleuth and that living in Rome is different from visiting. Plus he's distracted by a woman pressing him into service as a tour guide and the arrival of a college friend on a mission to sell Argentine wine to the Vatican.
In Roman Count Down, the city emerges as another character in David Wagner's "...usual deft mix of travel and suspense" (Kirkus Reviews). Like all the Rick Montoya Mysteries, this prequel is rich in food, drink, and local culture and landmarks.
234 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2019
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About the author
David P. Wagner
15 books56 followersDavid P. Wagner is a retired foreign service officer. Among his overseas assignments were nine years in Italy where he learned to love things Italian, many of which appear on the pages of his books.
After retirement he spent several years writing tourist materials for small Italian towns before deciding he wanted to add his own stories to those fascinating places. The result was the mystery series featuring dual-national translator Rick Montoya,
The eighth book in the series, out in August, takes Rick to Assisi and confirms his belief that you can't solve a mystery on an empty stomach.
David and his wife live in Pueblo, on Colorado's front range, with their cat Mitzi.
You can find out more about both David and Rick at the website above.
After retirement he spent several years writing tourist materials for small Italian towns before deciding he wanted to add his own stories to those fascinating places. The result was the mystery series featuring dual-national translator Rick Montoya,
The eighth book in the series, out in August, takes Rick to Assisi and confirms his belief that you can't solve a mystery on an empty stomach.
David and his wife live in Pueblo, on Colorado's front range, with their cat Mitzi.
You can find out more about both David and Rick at the website above.
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July 18, 2024
Roman Count Down is by far the best book in this series about translator and interpreter Rick Montoya by David P. Wagner. This book is a prequel to how Rick moved to Rome and started his business there. It is a wonderful book filled as usual with history, culture, food and drink. Oh and murder. Now I have read all but the seventh book which is the only one I don't have so it's off to the bookstore. If you like travelling whilst reading this is a series for you.
April 7, 2020
I think if I had visited Rome this story would have been more appealing. It all most passes for a travelogue with a touch of gourmet pleasure. This is the prequel to the Rick Montoya Italian mysteries. I did like Rick who moves to Rome from New Mexico to work as a translator. His uncle the police inspector tries to lure him in following in his footsteps. Delicious meals, witty chatter, the Eternal City all in this nifty story.
April 24, 2020
I am always jumping into the books in the Rick Montoya series as soon as I know they are available. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I have been to a few countries and some of the main touristy countries but Italy is a place that I always return to time after time. I used to go every other year and do my best to visit a different part of Italy each time I visit. Of course whenever a family member visits I find myself in Rome over and over which is not a hardship. I have come to be able to find my way through some of the neighborhoods without direction which makes the series one of which I am quite fond.
Roman Countdown is a wonderful glimpse into Rick's life that the reader has not previously been privy and it is great. The mystery is quite intriguing where a Count was murdered while out doing some out of character things that really make me excited to know how things tie together. One of my most favorite parts is how detailed the story is with the streets, food, people, buildings, architecture, and art. I stayed and wandered through the area just off of the Piazza Navona which prominently plays as an area where the story takes place. It also introduces me to areas which I have not yet visited. I love this series and I love the characters, Uncle Piero, and the new characters the reader is introduced to in each book. Luckily the author appears to publish them pretty often and I am excited to see what Rick gets up to next. The review can also be seen at Lady Techie's Book Musings http://LadyTechiesbookmusings.blogspo...
Roman Countdown is a wonderful glimpse into Rick's life that the reader has not previously been privy and it is great. The mystery is quite intriguing where a Count was murdered while out doing some out of character things that really make me excited to know how things tie together. One of my most favorite parts is how detailed the story is with the streets, food, people, buildings, architecture, and art. I stayed and wandered through the area just off of the Piazza Navona which prominently plays as an area where the story takes place. It also introduces me to areas which I have not yet visited. I love this series and I love the characters, Uncle Piero, and the new characters the reader is introduced to in each book. Luckily the author appears to publish them pretty often and I am excited to see what Rick gets up to next. The review can also be seen at Lady Techie's Book Musings http://LadyTechiesbookmusings.blogspo...
August 3, 2019
#6 in David P. Wagner's Rick Montoya Italian Mystery series, published by Poisoned Pen Press in May 2019. Although it is the sixth in the series, you can start with this book, as did I, because it is a prequel about Rick Montoya's return to Rome, Italy, and his first involvement in a police case through his Uncle who is with the Rome police force. It's a murder with complicated roots.
This is one of those novels that has as much to say about wonderful food and drink and way of life, as well as what it means to be in Rome, moving around in the city, and adding fascinating bits about some of the major places he passes or visits.
The book is not as long as many, but rather just the right length for an enjoyable read and a good introduction to Rick Montoya, his background, old friends from when he first lived in Rome, and more. I will be looking up the earlier books in the series as well.
This is one of those novels that has as much to say about wonderful food and drink and way of life, as well as what it means to be in Rome, moving around in the city, and adding fascinating bits about some of the major places he passes or visits.
The book is not as long as many, but rather just the right length for an enjoyable read and a good introduction to Rick Montoya, his background, old friends from when he first lived in Rome, and more. I will be looking up the earlier books in the series as well.
March 18, 2025
Second reading (I had completely forgotten!) This volume is a little lighter, with more humor, than the preceding and following books in the series. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it and (frankly) got more out of it than I did the forst read
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The only thing "wrong" with this book is that there are not footnotes on the food. Notes that tell you what the flavors and ingredients are, not just the local name. More seriously, the lack of a map showing you where Rick and the Count walked the ancient streets of Rome.
This is apparently a "prequel" to the other Rick Montoya books, which I have read and enjoyed. It doesn't read like a pre-anything.
Montoya stories vary in their intellectual challenges, but they always satisfy in terms of location, cuisine, liberal use of Italian words (Va bene, David!), and sly red herrings.
I love the way the title can be read two ways: Roman count-down, and Roman count, down. Both are correct. An enjoyable romp around Rome.
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The only thing "wrong" with this book is that there are not footnotes on the food. Notes that tell you what the flavors and ingredients are, not just the local name. More seriously, the lack of a map showing you where Rick and the Count walked the ancient streets of Rome.
This is apparently a "prequel" to the other Rick Montoya books, which I have read and enjoyed. It doesn't read like a pre-anything.
Montoya stories vary in their intellectual challenges, but they always satisfy in terms of location, cuisine, liberal use of Italian words (Va bene, David!), and sly red herrings.
I love the way the title can be read two ways: Roman count-down, and Roman count, down. Both are correct. An enjoyable romp around Rome.
June 15, 2019
David's writing gets better and better. This one is actually a prequel to the other books and helps to explain how Rick Montoya wound up in Italy.
A Roman count is uncharacteristically coming home on a bus. When he gets off and crosses the Tiber, headed for his house, he is murdered.
Rick Montoya from Santa Fe, NM is in Italy to see if he can make a go of a translating business. His uncle is a police commissario and gets Rick involved investigating the murder. Very good characters and great settings. Also there is a good focus on the foods of the city.
I'm really enjoying the series
A Roman count is uncharacteristically coming home on a bus. When he gets off and crosses the Tiber, headed for his house, he is murdered.
Rick Montoya from Santa Fe, NM is in Italy to see if he can make a go of a translating business. His uncle is a police commissario and gets Rick involved investigating the murder. Very good characters and great settings. Also there is a good focus on the foods of the city.
I'm really enjoying the series
May 18, 2019
Roman Count Down is the sixth in David P. Wagner’s Rick Montoya series. The story opens with Count Umberto Zimbardi taking a bus home for the first time in his life only to get murdered. His murder will occupy the attention of the main character Rick Montoya even though he probably should be focusing on launching his translation service rather than solving murders.
Rick’s story begins in Alberquerque as he says goodbye to his friends before flying to Rome and his new life there as a translator. His maternal uncle hosts him and helps him get settled while also involving him in the Zimbardi murder case, asking him to translate the Count’s journals which were writen in English. He discovers the Count was researching the history of the streets of Rome and found some skullduggery going on at the last street he was researching before his murder. Rick, his uncle, and Carmella who works for his uncle begin their investigations there.
Roman Count Down feels more like the first in a series rather than the sixth. Not surprisingly, it turns out to be a prequel. That may explain why so much of the story was focused on establishing Rick’s relationships and connections. That element of the story overwhelmed the mystery element. The detecting elements of the story were fair, we were provided the information that inspired Rick’s intuitive leaps.
Wagner excelled at creating a sensory image of Rome, not just visually, but also in terms of sounds, scents, flavors, and even the sensation of walking on ancient cobblestones. The sense of place is flawless. The mystery itself was thin and seemed more a vehicle for establishing Rick’s personal story rather than the central focus of the book. The characters seemed a bit flat, too much to type. In that vein, Rick’s friend Juan is an awful stereotype. Rick is irritated by his accent, how he pronounces his name Reek rather than Rick, which seems odd from someone whose name is pronounced with a long e in Spanish and Italian. He’s a walking stereotype and a disservice to the book. That Rick does favors for him is not kindness, it’s condescension.
It’s possible that the other books in the series will be better. They are not carrying the burden of starting a new business, finding a new place to live, and settling in. There’s a reason tv pilots are often tedious, the relentless introduction and explication. It just seems odd this happens in the sixth book.
Roman Count Down will be released May 21st. I received an e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley.
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Rick’s story begins in Alberquerque as he says goodbye to his friends before flying to Rome and his new life there as a translator. His maternal uncle hosts him and helps him get settled while also involving him in the Zimbardi murder case, asking him to translate the Count’s journals which were writen in English. He discovers the Count was researching the history of the streets of Rome and found some skullduggery going on at the last street he was researching before his murder. Rick, his uncle, and Carmella who works for his uncle begin their investigations there.
Roman Count Down feels more like the first in a series rather than the sixth. Not surprisingly, it turns out to be a prequel. That may explain why so much of the story was focused on establishing Rick’s relationships and connections. That element of the story overwhelmed the mystery element. The detecting elements of the story were fair, we were provided the information that inspired Rick’s intuitive leaps.
Wagner excelled at creating a sensory image of Rome, not just visually, but also in terms of sounds, scents, flavors, and even the sensation of walking on ancient cobblestones. The sense of place is flawless. The mystery itself was thin and seemed more a vehicle for establishing Rick’s personal story rather than the central focus of the book. The characters seemed a bit flat, too much to type. In that vein, Rick’s friend Juan is an awful stereotype. Rick is irritated by his accent, how he pronounces his name Reek rather than Rick, which seems odd from someone whose name is pronounced with a long e in Spanish and Italian. He’s a walking stereotype and a disservice to the book. That Rick does favors for him is not kindness, it’s condescension.
It’s possible that the other books in the series will be better. They are not carrying the burden of starting a new business, finding a new place to live, and settling in. There’s a reason tv pilots are often tedious, the relentless introduction and explication. It just seems odd this happens in the sixth book.
Roman Count Down will be released May 21st. I received an e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley.
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August 27, 2024
A Prequel ?
Having read all eight books in this series so far, it was odd Book 6 was a prequel. I like the investigative side of the crime and the excellent descriptive tour of Roman locations, less so the in depth culinary details of every meal. An addendum of the restaurants visited, by name, location and price point would be a nice feature. When I visit Rome again, will I have to reread all 8 books ?
Having read all eight books in this series so far, it was odd Book 6 was a prequel. I like the investigative side of the crime and the excellent descriptive tour of Roman locations, less so the in depth culinary details of every meal. An addendum of the restaurants visited, by name, location and price point would be a nice feature. When I visit Rome again, will I have to reread all 8 books ?
May 8, 2019
The story is a simple one. One of the upper class Counts has been found supposedly murdered just outside his residence. The police do not find any enemies or suspects as such. They are under pressure from the Countess as well to find out how and why her husband is murdered. That she was a strange bird is another part of the story. Enter Rick who has decided to come to Rome and live there, uprooting himself from his American lifestyle to adapt to his Italian roots. His uncle is the Detective on the case and he ropes Rick in to help.
I was nonplussed how a civilian could be officially roped into an investigation but that is beside the point. The story reads more like a travelogue on Rome with special emphasis on food. Food in restaurants, food in cafes, food in hole in the wall grocers (delicious, fabulous) and traveling in and out through Rome brought the city to life in this book.
I like travel in every form so this was a lovely choice for me. I enjoyed the forays that Rick made into the by ways of Rome and how he extricated himself from them as well. You got a view of Rome from the expat as well as from the local.
Very nice reading (the murder was solved at the end) so two birds with one stone!
I was nonplussed how a civilian could be officially roped into an investigation but that is beside the point. The story reads more like a travelogue on Rome with special emphasis on food. Food in restaurants, food in cafes, food in hole in the wall grocers (delicious, fabulous) and traveling in and out through Rome brought the city to life in this book.
I like travel in every form so this was a lovely choice for me. I enjoyed the forays that Rick made into the by ways of Rome and how he extricated himself from them as well. You got a view of Rome from the expat as well as from the local.
Very nice reading (the murder was solved at the end) so two birds with one stone!
May 10, 2019
Remember first and most importantly that the Italian criminal justice system operates vastly differently from that in the US, UK, and Canada (and other countries as well). Still, you might find it odd that an Italian police officer would involve his nephew in the investigation of the murder of anyone, much less of Count ZImbardi, a very wealthy man. Rick Montoya is a fun amateur detective in the sense that he knows his limitations and, frankly, enjoys Rome (or wherever he is- this is a series) as much as he enjoys investigating. The mystery isn't too complicated but the atmosphere is great. Thanks to Netgalley for the ArC. A light read for fans of Italy.
March 30, 2021
Number 6 in this series, altho’ it’s a “prequel” and thus set before the first five. The series is an enjoyable one, what with the settings in various regions of Italy and with a focus on the food and wine of the country, indeed much of the books center more on that than on intricate plot and exposition, but when you enjoy food and wine (and Italy) as much as I...
Here Italian-American Rick Montoya leaves his native New Mexico to begin a new life in Rome as a freelance translator. He has savings, but he’ll need to get work soon in order to afford this new life; however, shortly after his arrival his uncle Piero (who is also Commissario Fontana of the Rome police) asks his assistance in translating the voluminous notes/diary of Count Zimbardi (all in English) and who has just been found dead, of uncertain causes. Of course Zio Piero soon has Rick enmeshed in investigating this case, obstructing Rick’s desire to establish his business...
Light, easy read, and a diverting mystery.
Here Italian-American Rick Montoya leaves his native New Mexico to begin a new life in Rome as a freelance translator. He has savings, but he’ll need to get work soon in order to afford this new life; however, shortly after his arrival his uncle Piero (who is also Commissario Fontana of the Rome police) asks his assistance in translating the voluminous notes/diary of Count Zimbardi (all in English) and who has just been found dead, of uncertain causes. Of course Zio Piero soon has Rick enmeshed in investigating this case, obstructing Rick’s desire to establish his business...
Light, easy read, and a diverting mystery.
October 20, 2025
Ok this isn't really a review but I'm posting it here in hopes that maybe the author reads it and considers this feedback for future work. When humans speak to each other, they don't say the person's name that they are speaking to constantly. We know who we are speaking to.
For example, this is the type of thing one might find in a Rick Montoya mystery:
"Joe, what's the weather supposed to be like today?"
"Believe it or not Rick, it's supposed to rain again!"
"Wow, Joe, will we ever see the sun?"
"I don't know Rick, it really is crazy."
"Anyway Joe, do you want to go for lunch?"
"Sure Rick, where should we go?"
"Well Joe, I tried a new place the other day that's nearby."
"Great Rick, let's go."
This is not how people speak, thus is incredibly distracting.
(Otherwise I enjoy these books.)
For example, this is the type of thing one might find in a Rick Montoya mystery:
"Joe, what's the weather supposed to be like today?"
"Believe it or not Rick, it's supposed to rain again!"
"Wow, Joe, will we ever see the sun?"
"I don't know Rick, it really is crazy."
"Anyway Joe, do you want to go for lunch?"
"Sure Rick, where should we go?"
"Well Joe, I tried a new place the other day that's nearby."
"Great Rick, let's go."
This is not how people speak, thus is incredibly distracting.
(Otherwise I enjoy these books.)
May 7, 2019
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
I requested this book because I was going to Rome on vacation and I thought it would be a fun book to read on the trains and buses. I thought it delivered on the local flare and scenery but the mystery was almost non existent. It was a lot of Rick, the main character, meeting up with his old high school friends and finding out what became of them which was not of much interest to me but I haven’t read the rest of the series so maybe that was my issue.
I requested this book because I was going to Rome on vacation and I thought it would be a fun book to read on the trains and buses. I thought it delivered on the local flare and scenery but the mystery was almost non existent. It was a lot of Rick, the main character, meeting up with his old high school friends and finding out what became of them which was not of much interest to me but I haven’t read the rest of the series so maybe that was my issue.
November 2, 2019
Half Italian Rick Montoya has decided to move his translation service to Rome, where he grew up, in this prequel to the popular series. His uncle, a high ranking police officer with whom he's staying until he finds an apartment, is investigating the mysterious death of a count who--schooled in England--kept all his journals in English. Rick is an ideal person to translate the material for the police, and finds himself handling some interviews as well. Meanwhile, he reunites with some high school friends who hang out in a pseudo-Irish bar, and finds out what happened to his old girlfriends.
January 17, 2022
A Roman jaunt
Everyone seems to have given this book a very favorable review. I give it the same. It is a prequel for his other books which I have not read yet. This book is not exciting but it it a great read for anyone who is planning to go to Rome, the Eternal city. You will want to eat at the restaurants that Rick Montoya ate at and try the food out that he and his friends ate. This book can be a great guide for your stay in Rome. I am sure that it will be a pleasant trip as this book was.
Everyone seems to have given this book a very favorable review. I give it the same. It is a prequel for his other books which I have not read yet. This book is not exciting but it it a great read for anyone who is planning to go to Rome, the Eternal city. You will want to eat at the restaurants that Rick Montoya ate at and try the food out that he and his friends ate. This book can be a great guide for your stay in Rome. I am sure that it will be a pleasant trip as this book was.
September 2, 2020
You should know that this is a prequel to the rest of the series. We see Rick arriving in Rome and on his first case, the murder of a Roman count.
Comment:
David Wagner knows Rome quite well and the city is almost a character in this mystery. He also knows his Italian food and wine so you will develop a pasta craving y the end of this book. The mystery at the core of this novel is well-pltoted and paced. Put this novel on your reading list.
Comment:
David Wagner knows Rome quite well and the city is almost a character in this mystery. He also knows his Italian food and wine so you will develop a pasta craving y the end of this book. The mystery at the core of this novel is well-pltoted and paced. Put this novel on your reading list.
March 22, 2025
an ok read.
Too much description of food for me. And the solutions to the mysteries don’t follow proper investigations. Many more questions should be asked of those they spoke to. And I’m not sure why any young man should expect to have a date with a gorgeous woman every night. He meets a woman, they’re seemingly supposed to fall for him.
But…I have enjoyed reading two of his books now.
Too much description of food for me. And the solutions to the mysteries don’t follow proper investigations. Many more questions should be asked of those they spoke to. And I’m not sure why any young man should expect to have a date with a gorgeous woman every night. He meets a woman, they’re seemingly supposed to fall for him.
But…I have enjoyed reading two of his books now.
June 6, 2019
As soon as I was notified of book #6 in this series, I ordered it. One of the reasons I enjoy these books so much is that the places, food and Italian culture share equal billing with the mystery. This one kept to that format and I enjoyed it. I look forward to more of Rick Montoya’s italian experiences in the future.
January 28, 2022
Forgot how much I enjoyed this series! And although this was the 6th book, it was really the beginning for how Rick Montoya returned to live in Rome. Returning to where he grew up, Rick comes to aid his uncle who works for the police, and helps him solve a murder. He meets up with old friends and makes new ones - loved it and will definitely read the rest of the series.
April 6, 2021
I love these books mainly for the food and drinks. Secondly, his description of places and buildings make me want to go to Italy and go to the cities, reread the book and visit everything he has written about.
April 16, 2020
Rather a fun book. Not heavy thought, only heavy eating and drinking.
July 3, 2021
I really like seeing how Rick started in Italy and this one with Rome. One of my favorite walking cities in the world and all the streets and places I remember being more than once.
January 31, 2026
Fun to be in Rome - familiar with the streets and sites. Enjoy these escapes from the frozen cold of here to a country I so love.
April 12, 2025
We have been enjoying this series, and this one took us to the beginning. It was great learning how Rick started in Rome, meeting his uncle and school friends too. The stories are really interesting and hearing about the foods, sights and sounds make us want to be there, maybe someday.
Please keep up the mysteries and sights for us armchair travelers.
Please keep up the mysteries and sights for us armchair travelers.
April 27, 2019
Roman Count Down is a decent book with interesting characters and it is well written. I love the descriptions and plot.
May 7, 2019
A fast fun read that will take you for a long walk around modern Rome with Italian American amateur sleuth Rick Montoya. Look forward to building up an appetite as Montoya eats his way around the eternal city, asking questions for his police uncle about an unsolved murder. Although I suspect that isn’t really how the Italian police roll, it made for an entertaining story.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 11, 2019
After five books in the Rick Montoya Italian Mystery series, David Wagner takes the reader back to Rick’s arrival in Rome to establish his business as an interpreter. Having spent many of his school years in Rome, this move gives him an opportunity to re-connect with several of his classmates, some of whom have taken an unexpected path in life.
Rick’s first job comes through his Uncle Piero, a police commissioner. The body of Count Zimbardi was found on a bridge near his home. With little to go on, the Countess has offered his journals, which may offer information on a project he was working on. The Count had studied in England and kept his journals in English so Rick is hired to read through them and report back to his uncle.
Working with Sergeant Carmella Lamponi, Rick takes them to Via Anacleto, where the count had conducted interviews with the residents for a proposed book on the changes over time that have occurred on the older streets of Rome. While there is little in the journals to help, several of the count’s friends noted that he was disturbed by something he had discovered while conducting his interviews. It is up to Rick and Carmella to discover whether this is tied to his murder. During interviews with the count’s friends they also discover that he enjoyed gambling and he had also been involved in an argument with one of his friends shortly before his death.
As Rick assists his uncle, updates often take place over lunch or dinner with mouth-watering descriptions of the Italian dishes that they indulge in. He also enjoys walking the streets of Rome as he re-acquaints himself with the city. From the Piazza Navona to the Vatican he gives the reader a tour that allows you to experience Rome from your own home. This book serves as the perfect introduction to Rick Montoya with some gentle humor and several good twists. It is an entertaining and an easy book to enjoy with a glass of Italian wine by your side.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing this book in exchange for my honest review.
Rick’s first job comes through his Uncle Piero, a police commissioner. The body of Count Zimbardi was found on a bridge near his home. With little to go on, the Countess has offered his journals, which may offer information on a project he was working on. The Count had studied in England and kept his journals in English so Rick is hired to read through them and report back to his uncle.
Working with Sergeant Carmella Lamponi, Rick takes them to Via Anacleto, where the count had conducted interviews with the residents for a proposed book on the changes over time that have occurred on the older streets of Rome. While there is little in the journals to help, several of the count’s friends noted that he was disturbed by something he had discovered while conducting his interviews. It is up to Rick and Carmella to discover whether this is tied to his murder. During interviews with the count’s friends they also discover that he enjoyed gambling and he had also been involved in an argument with one of his friends shortly before his death.
As Rick assists his uncle, updates often take place over lunch or dinner with mouth-watering descriptions of the Italian dishes that they indulge in. He also enjoys walking the streets of Rome as he re-acquaints himself with the city. From the Piazza Navona to the Vatican he gives the reader a tour that allows you to experience Rome from your own home. This book serves as the perfect introduction to Rick Montoya with some gentle humor and several good twists. It is an entertaining and an easy book to enjoy with a glass of Italian wine by your side.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing this book in exchange for my honest review.
wish-list-possibles
May 15, 2019Love is like an interesting series. May 15, 2019. Sort of a cozy mysteries series I think.
May 20, 2019
I liked this book, it was a fun and engaging book that kept me hooked till the last page.
I liked the descriptions of Rome, they're realistic and pleasant, it was almost like being in the city.
It was to read how Rick came to live in Rome and started his activity.
The mystery was light and entertaining.
I look forward to reading the next installment in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I liked the descriptions of Rome, they're realistic and pleasant, it was almost like being in the city.
It was to read how Rick came to live in Rome and started his activity.
The mystery was light and entertaining.
I look forward to reading the next installment in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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