I saw some recommendations for this book in my Good Reads feed after reading several of Martin Walker's Bruno Chief of Police series set in a small French rural community. This series is set in Tuscany, Italy and features a retired New York City detective who moves to his recently deceased hometown in the wine country of rural Italy.
I quickly read this fascinating book in a week. The murder mystery was fairly straight forward but the descriptions of the food and wine along with the rural life of a close knit small town in Tuscany was amazing. I couldn't put it down. The novel is very well written, keeps your attention and
The grieving detective from NYC gets pulled into a local and unusual murder investigation which gets him involved in the community secrets as he works the case. He also works at his wife's family restaurant cooking and helping out which leads to many wonderful descriptions of food and wine making.
Overall a very good book full of interestingly developed characters and great descriptions of the culture and land of Tuscany. I really enjoyed everything about this novel and I'm looking forward to reading more books in this new and ongoing series.
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