Return to Umbria - (Rick Montoya Italian Mysteries) by David P Wagner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Orvieto - its very name brings to mind priceless art, colorful ceramics, and straw-colored wine. And the most famous cathedral façade in Italy, a structure of gothic spires, arches, statues, and mosaics. But as Rick Montoya discovers, this jewel of Umbria can have an ugly side as well.</p> <p>When Rick Montoya moved to his mother's Italy from his father's Santa Fe, New Mexico, to work as a freelance translator using his dual heritage, he didn't expect to be helping the Italian police. His maternal uncle, a high-level commissioner in Rome, however, sees no reason not to use the resources at hand.</p> <p>Rick's fourth investigation should not have involved crime. It begins when Rick is asked by his uncle to go to Orvieto to talk some sense into his cousin Fabrizio, whose fling with an older married woman is embarrassing the family. Rick agrees to give it a try, and plans a short but romantic weekend in Orvieto with Betta Innocenti, the woman he met in Bassano. What could go wrong?</p> <p>Less than a day after their arrival, his language skills draw him into the brutal murder of an American visitor. He finds that he knows the policeman in charge, but Inspector LoGuercio has changed since the time they met in Volterra. The murdered woman had studied art in Italy decades earlier - why has she returned now? And why was she dumped at night on a dusty road? Through her traveling companions, her devastated daughter and best friend, as well as a growing list of those who knew her from her student days, they realize she had come to Orvieto to face the past. And then a second murder occurs in a public park, with Montoya so close that he wonders if he could have been the intended target. Is all this connected to Fabrizio and his affair, or to the American's death? More violence erupts, some of it definitely directed at Rick himself.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>...be prepared for a grand tour of Orvieto and some of its surroundings, stopping at all the right times to indulge in some delectable Italian food, naturally washed down with the region's fine wine. <i>RETURN TO UMBRIA</i> moves along at a pleasant pace and keeps its readers guessing right up until the end. David P. Wagner has created a fun series, and I'm already looking forward to the next installment.--Kate Ayers "<b><i>Bookreporter</i></b>"<br><br><i>Return to Umbria</i> is a tidy mystery of meticulous writing intertwined with a fascinating tour of off-the-path regions of Italy and the author's favorite restaurants and meals. A clever piece of work from a number of angles, <i>Return to Umbria</i> is a surprising treat...--Jeffery Mannix "<b><i>Durango Telegraph</i></b>"<br><br>I can also heartily recommend reading <i>Return to Umbria</i> by David P. Wagner. You will find a wonderful tour guide extolling the virtues of this lovely city, as well as a murder mystery entangled with the guide. You can take a ride on a funicular while pondering why a murder happened at all.--Mary Ann Smyth "<b><i>Bookloons</i></b>"<br><br>The series is clearly aimed at armchair travelers, and I enjoyed the virtual visit to beautiful Italy in <i>Return to Umbria</i>. The author includes lots of cultural information and many delicious Italian meals while the protagonist works to solve a mystery or two.--Candida Martinelli "<b><i>Italophile Book Reviews</i></b>"<br><br>Translator Rick Montoya (<i>Murder Most Unfortunate</i>) is in Orvieto to persuade his cousin to return home to Rome when he gets drawn into investigating the murder of American Rhonda Van Fleet. Did Rhonda's past in Orvieto, studying ceramics, lead to her death? The setting almost overwhelms the plot, but Rick is a charming and appealing amateur sleuth.-- "<b><i>Library Journal</i></b>"<br><br>Wagner skillfully inserts nuggets of local culture without slowing down the narrative pace, and perhaps even more importantly, he gets Italy right. He understands the nuances of Italian manners and mentality as well as the glorious national preoccupation with food.--Peter Cannon "<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>"<br><br>With taut pacing and enough credible suspects to keep the reader guessing until the end, <i>Return to Umbria</i> makes for an engaging read.--David Martin "<b><i>Shelf Awareness</i></b>"<br>
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