Today I’m joining the blog tour for Murder On An Italian Island. My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey for inviting me on the tour and to the publisher for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

A holiday island…

When private investigator, Dan Armstrong, and his girlfriend, Anna, are invited to the gorgeous island of Elba for a much-needed break, he jumps at the chance. The thought of sun-drenched shores makes Dan promise Anna he won’t “play detective” for a whole week…

A luxury hotel…

Their luxurious hotel, with its wonderful food and picturesque seaside views, seems the perfect escape, especially with Dan’s best friend Virgilio and his wife joining them. But the calm shatters with a sinister encounter and a sudden, suspicious death…

A decades old case…

Virgilio’s past connection to the victim casts a long shadow, pulling Dan into a decades-old case. But beneath Elba’s beauty lie secrets and resentments. The victim was universally hated, but was his death the result of foul play or just a tragic accident?

With his faithful canine companion, Oscar, Dan must unravel the island’s mysteries, a task that soon takes a decidedly personal and unsettling turn.

Review:

I absolutely love this series and I can’t believe we’ve reached Book 12! Murder On An Italian Island is just as wonderful as the previous books in the series, with fabulously detailed descriptions of the scenery, food and characters that take me to Italy straight away and keep me immersed in the lifestyle there.

Although Dan and his partner, Anna, and their friends, Virgilio and Lina, are supposed to be relaxing on holiday, Dan and Virgilio cannot help but be drawn into the investigation when a man is found dead in the sea. I love Dan’s determination to find answers and his instinct for trouble, which makes the investigation really intriguing. I must also mention Oscar, Dan’s canine companion, who is extremely emotionally intelligent and often responds to difficult situations almost as if he were human. It’s impossible not to love him!

As the novel is set in a hotel, we are faced with a group of suspects that appears quite closed, although it quickly becomes clear that no one is above suspicion. I enjoyed digging into the backgrounds of all these characters and trying to work out who the perpetrator of the murder was. TA Williams brings the investigation together really well, and at times, there is a definite sense of jeopardy and there are also a few surprises along the way.

TA Williams addresses some sensitive issues in Murder On An Italian Island which does make the story slightly darker than some of the others in the series, but it is handled with a lot of care and adds an extra layer to the story.

I was so happy with the ending of Murder On An Italian Island and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Murder On An Italian Island is available from Amazon.

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