I’m delighted to be one of today’s stops on the blog tour for ‘Murder at the Leaning Tower.’
An instalment in bestselling author T. A. Williams’ Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series!
A cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany… It’s murder in paradise!
A secluded villa…
When Dan Armstrong is asked to provide security at a private villa on the outskirts of Pisa, he’s pretty sure it will be an easy job. Villa Gregory is remote; the gathered guests are rich – what could possibly go wrong?
A glittering gathering…
Inside the high walls of the palatial villa, Dan discovers the gathered guests are some of the most powerful tycoons in the media world, with plans for world domination. With so much at stake, Dan redoubles his efforts to keep everyone safe.
A detective under pressure?
But when one of the group is found murdered, Dan’s heart sinks – especially considering Anna’s own daughter is in the frame! When the police arrive, Dan meets formidable Inspector Adolfo Vinci, a man whose main talent seems to be for getting things wrong. It all goes from bad to worse for Dan as the man from the Leaning Tower starts leaning on him.
It’s another case for Dan and Oscar to solve and this one won’t be easy!
Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/MurderTowerSocial
Author Bio –
T A Williams is the author of over twenty bestselling romances for HQ and Canelo and is now turning his hand to cosy crime, set in his beloved Italy, for Boldwood. The series will introduce us to retired DCI Armstrong and his labrador Oscar and the first book, entitled Murder in Tuscany, will be published in October 2022. Trevor lives in Devon with his Italian wife.
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Review-
I’m always eager to read any of T A Williams’ books, whether they are his romance novels set in cities across Italy or this series of cozy mysteries featuring former detective Dan Armstrong and his adorable Labrador Oscar.
The cover for ‘Murder at the Leaning Tower’ is fabulous and I love the inclusion of Oscar at the forefront as he’s certainly a central character in these novels!
With his own very definite personality, an eye for the ladies and a nose that can sniff out food from the slightest whiff, he’s equally instrumental in helping Dan solve this latest murder.
There’s a strong focus on relationships in this one as Dan comes face to face with Virginia, his girlfriend Anna’s daughter, for the first time and I enjoyed how this was tackled and woven cleverly into the mystery plot.
The other characters invited to the villa have a myriad of different personalities and this certainly added to the intrigue as both Dan and the reader try to discover who might have had the motive to murder Jonathan Farmer.
There’s plenty of trademark humour throughout, the ‘bistecca alla Fiorentina’ comment being one of my favourites!
I also liked the twist on the usual delectable food descriptions as they definitely had more of a Gallic twist in this one owing to the French chef!
I think this was my favourite murder so far!
With thanks to the author, Rachel at Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to participate in the tour.
Further stops can be found here:
Pickled Thoughts and Pinot 