Her entry begins:
After devouring Philip Miller’s The Goldenacre I am reading The Hollow Tree, the second book of his Shona Sandison Investigation series which takes place in Scotland, Miller’s home. Shona, a journalist whose newspaper has folded, attends a wedding where a guest commits. Shona wants to know why and investigates. The story is gripping but what adds to the pleasure of reading Miller is...[read on]About Murder in Pitigliano, from the publisher:
Ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle finds himself unwittingly stepping into the role of a PI to investigate a murder that has torn a young family apart in this rustic mystery set in the beautiful Medieval village of Pitigliano, Italy.Visit Camilla Trinchieri's website.
One morning at his favorite café, Nico Doyle notices Cilia, a seven-year-old girl he has never seen before, frolicking with his dog on the floor.He later discovers she has left a note in his collar—Please help my babbo.
With help from the local carabinieri, Nico discovers that Cilia’s father, Saverio, has fled town following an unfortunate incident. His business partner was killed at their electronics store, and Saverio is the hot-headed local carabiniere’s main suspect. Cilia’s mother, Livia, who just moved to Gravigna to get away from Pitigliano’s wagging tongues, asks Nico to find the real killer and hands him a long list of suspects. Against his better judgment, Nico accepts for Cilia’s sake. Since the case is outside of the local carabinieri’s jurisdiction, Nico finds himself on his own as he travels back and forth to Pitigliano. He goes down Livia’s list of suspects one by one in pursuit of the truth, putting his skills as a retired NYPD detective to work. But will Livia and her little girl be happy with what Nico finds?
Q&A with Camilla Trinchieri.
The Page 69 Test: Murder in Pitigliano.
Writers Read: Camilla Trinchieri (July 2025).
Writers Read: Camilla Trinchieri.
--Marshal Zeringue
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