**Nonna Maria, βone of the most charming amateur sleuths ever createdβ (Tess Gerritsen), sets out to clear her goddaughterβs name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable victim in this transporting mystery from #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra.** Nonna Maria ha
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure : A Novel
β Scribed by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Book ID
- 115145927
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2024
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593499221
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β¦ Synopsis
Nonna Maria, "one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created" (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden treasure in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra.
As Nonna Maria's longtime pal and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino, in charge of the local carabinieri, never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone's favorite espresso-brewing, counsel-giving amateur sleuth. But when you live a long life, you're bound to make a few enemies. And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends. Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice but to turn to Maria, who must use all her neighborly resources, clever faculties, and web of connections to save him from his perilous predicament.
On the other side of the island, a second mystery begins to unfold at the deathbed of another of...
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