cultural-differences, cultural-exploration, new-series, first-in-series, italy, italian-customs, bed-and-breakfast, pet-dog, widow, small-business, small-town, gossip, friends, friendship, amateur-sleuth, situational-humor, verbal-humor, romance, murder, murder-investigation

Fantastic start to a new series!
Bria is a recent widow with an eight-year-old son, a dog, lots of family and friends, an about to open the Bed and Breakfast that she and her husband had planned and bought in a village along the Amalfi coast. Before the official opening, she finds a dead man on the bed in one of the rooms. It turns out that the police chief is the older brother of her bestest friend, and everyone sticks their toe into the investigation. Including her barracuda of a mother-in-law! Lots of fun, mistakes, red herrings, and plot twists. The characters are all great and so is the scenery. Loved it and plan to get more as they are published.
I requested and received an EARC from Kensington Books/Kensington Cozies via NetGalley. Thank you!

I received this book for free for an honest review.

I love a good travel read. Fun and lighthearted. Great to throw in your suitcase and your vacation.

Bria is opening her B&B and before she can even welcome her first guests, a body is found in one of her guest rooms. The police believe one of the B&B staff is responsible for the murder, but Bria is NOT going to let her grand opening also be her closing day.

As she sets out to prove the innocence of all those connected to the B&B, Bria opts it all on the line. Will she be able to prove the innocence of her team, or will the killer check Bria out once and for all?

This is a great start to a new cozy series. You can’t get a better location for this one that beautiful Positano. Add in Rosalie and Lorenza and you’ve got a great trio of characters to make for a great and fun series. Sneak away for awhile to Positano, you won’t want to return back to reality.

A Most Perfect Setting..
Billed as the first in a new series of mysteries- Bria Bartolucci - the reader will find themselves transported to the perfection of Positano, Italy, from the very first page. Bria, now widowed, is opening her B&B and is soon to face the horror of murder most foul in her very own establishment. In no time, she finds herself donning her own amateur sleuthing hat but throwing the fingers of suspicion away from her establishment may take some doing. Furthermore, is the village prepared for the scandal that is about to be exposed? A delightful read with delicious descriptions of a most perfect setting, a well realised cast of characters and a solid mystery at its’ heart.

Reading Murder in an Italian Village was fun and entertaining. It is a cozy mystery with a myriad of distinct characters. The descriptions of the Amalfi coast - the architecture, colors, landscape and seascape - are a wonderful advertisement to add visiting the area to your bucket list.