Today I’m jointing the blog tour for Murder On The Italian Riviera. My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me on the tour and to Boldwood Books for my copy of the book via Netgalley.

Blurb:

A brand-new cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany…It’s murder in paradise!

An ex-con…

Private investigator Dan Armstrong is no stranger to working with criminals, but when he’s approached for help by Bianca Moretti, he’s on high alert. Bianca is intelligent and beautiful, and Dan likes her, but he also once sent her to prison…

A suspicious death…

Bianca explains that a guest has been found dead at her father’s luxurious and private retreat on the beautiful Italian Riviera. The police are sure the death is accidental, but Bianca is convinced the man’s been murdered. Dan’s sure he can get to the bottom of things…as long as Bianca is telling him the whole truth.

A very revealing case!

But when Dan arrives at the resort, he’s in for a shock. He finds that the place is a naturist retreat, and everybody is walking around stark naked! Dan is determined to discover the truth, but this is going to mean revealing a whole lot more of himself than he expected.

Can Dan sniff out the truth about this case before Oscar’s cold wet nose causes havoc?

Review:

I absolutely love this series featuring Dan Armstrong and his labrador, Oscar, and this latest instalment could well be my favourite. As the title suggests, Dan’s next assignment takes him to the Italian Riviera, and although I’ve never been there myself, TA Williams’ descriptions did a wonderful job of taking me right there, allowing me to take in the scenery, taste the food and fully immerse myself in the life of the retreat.

We are now, unbelievably, at the seventh book in the series and I thought I’d seen everything that could possibly be thrown at Dan and Oscar, but alas no! Murder On The Italian Riviera is set in a naturist retreat. Initially, the requirement to “fit in” amongst the guests makes Dan feel a little self-conscious and I enjoyed seeing a more vulnerable side to him. The setting also means that we are introduced to a number of suspects, some of whom have quite colourful pasts. This gives the investigation a few different threads and I enjoyed following all the theories and trying to work out what had happened myself. I felt that there were more twists in this instalment than in previous ones and this helped me to stay on my toes until the very end.

I will end my review as I always do, by saying that I feel there is still much more to come from Dan and Oscar and I hope we will be back with them soon!

Murder On The Italian Riviera is available from Amazon.

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