Description: When Auntie Poldi finds a body in a vineyard, she sets out to solve another murder--with the Mafia nipping at her heels--in "another wine-snortingly funny entry"* in the national bestselling series. (*People Magazine)
Brief description: MARIO GIORDANO, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in Munich. Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, his first novel translated into English, was an Indie Next Pick, a Barnes &Noble Discover selection, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and a Costco Staff Pick. He lives in Berlin.
Review Quotes:
"Raise a glass, Auntie Poldi's back! . . . Another wine-snortingly funny entry in the series." -People, "Best New Books" "Great armchair traveling and detection, bringing a strong note of the sensual back to the southern European mystery." -CrimeReads, "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" "Giordano gives his heroine's second outing as much punch as her debut. Long may she reign." -Kirkus, starred review "Sharp, hilarious...particularly fun and well executed [with] humorous observations on the quirks of Sicilian life. Readers will look forward to the further adventures of the irrepressible Auntie Poldi." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review Praise for Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions: A National Bestseller IndieNext List Pick B&N Discover Pick Costco Staff Pick Amazon Top Ten Best Book of the Month "Break out the prosecco! There's a new detective in town - and she's 60, sexy, wise and utterly adorable."--People "A new detective is among us. Mario Giordano's Auntie Poldi joins her peers Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano and Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Precious Ramotswe in winning our hearts. She's a lusty, bold woman who dives into Sicilian life with gusto."--Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Poldi is flamboyant, earthy, and always forthright."--Library Journal "There's a new star in the mystery firmament, and her name is Auntie Poldi."--Alan Bradley, author of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie "To the ranks of amateur sleuths from Miss Marple to Jessica Fletcher, welcome Auntie Poldi."--Newsday "As types of amateur sleuths go, the category of lusty Bavarian widow has been woefully underrepresented--until now."--Booklist (starred review)