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    Death in the Dolomites
    Death in the Dolomites
    Death in the Dolomites
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    Death in the Dolomites

    By David P. Wagner

    3.5/5

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    "Like Cold Tuscan Stone, the novel is light on its feet, with a protagonist who will strike readers as a good guy to hang around with."—Booklist

    Perfect for readers of Donna Leon and Martin Walker, this thrilling addition to David Wagner's Italian mysteries immerses us in the sights, smells and tastes of Italy, this time in a picture-perfect Alpine town with a surprising dark side

    Rick Montoya is looking forward to a break from his translation business in Rome—a week of skiing in the Italian Alps with old college buddy Flavio. But Rick's success helping the Italian police with a murder in Tuscany sends the Campiglio cops his way. An American banker working in Milano is missing. The man's sister, an attractive and spoiled divorcée, has no idea where he could be, nor do the locals who saw him on his way to the slopes. With the discovery of a body, Rick and Inspector Albani widen their list of suspects. Picturesque resort Campiglio harbors old rivalries, citizens on the make, and a cut-throat political campaign. Why would these local issues connect to the missing banker?

    The investigation doesn't keep Rick and Flavio from enjoying perfect ski conditions in the Dolomites and glorious after-ski wines and bowls of fresh pasta. As for women—Rick has to wonder if the banker's sister is just hitting him up for information. The action heats up, testing laid-back Rick whose uncle, a Roman cop, keeps urging him to make the police his career.

    A murder in the Alps makes short work of translator Rick Montoya's vacation, and he soon finds himself entrenched in the investigation. But there's more to this picturesque community than meets the eye, and it'll take a thrilling chase to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt.

    Other books in the Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries:

    Cold Tuscan Stone

    Death in the Dolomites

    Murder Most Unfortunate

    Return to Umbria

    A Funeral in Mantova

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateAug 7, 2018
    ISBN9781464210792
    Death in the Dolomites
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    David P. Wagner

    David P. Wagner is a retired foreign service officer who spent nine years in Italy, learning to love things Italian. Other diplomatic assignments included Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay, as well as two hardship postings to Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Mary, live in Pueblo, Colorado.

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      I really wanted to like this mystery -- it has elements I enjoy a lot, such as a solid sense of a place I've never been, attention paid to the food as part of the atmosphere, and lots of characters, each with their own agendas.However, it very reliably put me to sleep within a few pages.I spent the last half of the novel speculating about this, between naps. Why? It's not badly written, and I've read far worse novels that yet kept me reading.I think the flaw for me was that it was so dispassionate. No one seemed to care one way or another about the victim, or finding his killer, and in many ways the crime was resolved only by accident, while everyone was pretty much on vacation. Even the professional cop seemed to have rather less interest in finding the killer than in his new hat, and what pastry he would eat next with his espresso. Calling the approach "lackadaisical" gives it rather more credit than it deserves.And I am not at all sure that the solution, once discovered, makes any amount of sense ... but I was far too bored by it at that point to want to go back and check.It is competently written, and has an interesting sense of place. The characters are ciphers, though, and there is no tension, even when persons unknown are attempting to murder Our Hero before all is revealed. In fact, I think more energy was spent on lunch choices than that! It's too bad that the food writing, like the rest, was descriptive but not evocative.I'd recommend this only to people who want a soothing read with utterly no challenges whatsoever.I got this book from Rambles.com in exchange for writing an objective review.
    • 4/5
      Death in the Dolomites (A Rick Montoya Mystery)By: David P. Wagner Pages 230Poisoned Pen Press 2014Copy Courtesy of Goodreads First ReadReviewed by: tkThe cover gives only a hit at the beauty described; of this Italian village Campiglio. The scene is set in breathless mountains. The town has quaint specialty shopping described to be somewhere you would like to be. The food, wine, pastries, and conversations are just part of the daily rituals.In the mist of this beauty is Rick Montoya here on vacation, and asked to help out in the investigation of a murdered man.A captivating who-do-it. A body found at a beautiful Italian village. The identity is an easy solve, whoever the killer is…not so easy. The village has a grand cast of characters. Their individual stories are riveting, yet who killed this man will have you guessing to the very end.Looking for a scenic mystery…this is for you. I great afternoon read. 4/5

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