Camilla Trinchieri

Nico Doyle, former NYPD detective, now feels at home in his late wife's sun-drenched Tuscan hometown, spending his days helping at the family trattoria. But Gravigna is thrown off balance by the arrival of Michele Mantelli, an influential wine critic who can make or break local businesses, and he seems to have it in for the vineyards belonging to Aldo, Nico's landlord. When Mantelli is poisoned, the local police have the headache of a high-profile murder on their hands, and Nico is called in to help. But narrowing down the pool of suspects will mean untangling the roots of local rivalries that go deeper than anyone expects. First published as The Bitter Taste of Murder

One morning at the cafe, Nico notices Cilia, a seven-year-old girl he has never seen before, playing with OneWag on the floor. He later discovers she has left a note in the dog''s collar-Please help my babbo. With help from Daniele of 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 main suspect. Cilia''s mother, who just moved to Gravigna to get away from Pitigliano''s wagging tongues, asks Nico to find the real killer. Against his better judgment, Nico accepts for Cilia''s sake and soon finds himself tangling with a large cast of suspects and an unhelpful local carabinier as he pursues the truth.