Murder, Italian Style
June 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us as we party Italian Style… with a touch of MURDER!
We’ll be launching local author Diane Vallere’s latest “Killer Fashion Mystery”. Diane will read from and sign her book, and we’ll celebrate with Italian treats and drinks.
$20 includes a copy of the book and all the treats.
Cozy with a chance of meatballs…
When style expert Samantha Kidd plans a holiday in Italy, she expects scenic piazzas, endless pasta, and maybe a little romance-not a murder mystery older than her passport. Samantha’s idyllic vacation comes to a screeching halt when a favor for her host pulls her into a decades-old mystery and lands her in more hot water than her morning espresso.
The case? The murder of Alfredo, the town’s most hated man. The suspect? Pasquale, a mild-mannered cobbler who has spent decades in prison for the crime. The twist? Samantha’s host should have been Pasquale’s alibi-if she hadn’t left town that night to start invasive cancer treatments in Switzerland.
Armed with her quick wit, a love for gelato, and the undercover help of her shoe designer husband, Samantha will need all the luck she can muster to solve the crime and make it through her getaway alive.
Murder Italian Style is a sparkling mystery for anyone who loves their whodunits served with a side of laughter and linguine. Settle in with a glass of prosecco-this is one vacation you won’t forget
National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes funny character-based mysteries with touches of fashion and history. After two decades in luxury retailing, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. As past president of the national Sisters in Crime organization, she edited the Agatha-Award-winning essay collection PROMOPHOBIA: Taking the Mystery out of Promoting Crime Fiction. Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.
