Laurence Giliotti’s Gambrelli And The Prosecutor is An Inspector Gambrelli Mystery. This is my second book by Giliotti and I am so impressed with his skills. Inspector Gambrelli of the Provential Police is sent to solve the murder of a prosecutor’s mistress set in 1934 in coastal France; the prosecutor has already been charged. He’s frumpy, grumpy, lumpy and bumpy, but he’s adorably witty and super intelligent. You’ll love him and this series. Strongly recommend.

This was a wonderful mystery set in 1934 France I loved the character of Gambrelli as he was very unique and marches to his own drum. The plot was very good And kept me interested.
Many thanks to Chateau Noir Publishing and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but the flow of this book was fantastic. I enjoyed the main character and can't wait to read more about him. We come to him late in his career, but I hope that future books go into his past cases because they sound fun and interesting. The setting was great and the side characters are enjoyable as well.

Giliotti, a former law enforcement officer, has given us a superbly crafted mystery which is, not only set in 1933 France, but feels as if it were perhaps crafted in that earlier era of a Golden Age mysteries. It is very readable. The main character, Arthur Gambrelli, is a terrific character who really carries the story. He is Like Sherlock Holmes in his confidence that he can figure out the mystery better than these lesser intellects surrounding him. He's overweight and overbearing. He's grumpy to extremes and all business. But there is a lot endearing about him. Hopefully, this is the start of an interesting series.

The story itself starts with all the evidence pointing to a prominent man, a prosecutor, who has been having an affair with a breathtakingly beautiful woman about to toss him over for a younger more dashing model. When her body is found, his tie is binding her wrists. His bloody shirt is nearby. His fingerprints are all over the murder weapon. It's an open and shut case. Lock him up. Throw away the key. But then someone calls Gambretti in and the game is on. The stones will be turned over. The tiny clues will be explored.

Annette Cuomo was murdered on the island of Q, near Talone, France in 1934. Her lover is accused of her murder. This is the story about Chief Inspector Gambrelli solves the murder.
I enjoyed reading this book, although there were sooooo many French names. I was always mixing them up.

This is a well-written police procedural set in 1930s France. The storytelling is such that you actually felt part of the investigation and involved in the police-station politics of pre-WWII France.

A senior prosecutor is charged with the murder of his mistress and call upon his court-room rival, Chief Inspector Gambrelli of the Metro Police to investigate. The local police chief wants a quick resolution but Gambrelli is not so sure ..... things don't quite add up. What is the mystery surrounding the two sisters; why has the prosecutor's wife undergone such a noticeable change? Just when it seems that the case is solved, Gambrelli has some nagging afterthoughts. Despite a successful conclusion there are still a few loose ends - nothings is as clear cut as anticipated.

Gambrelli is a Detective Inspector for the French police. He’s happily married and his children are grown. He’s a little bit irascible during an investigation but he tries to fair and thorough. When he receives a call informing him that he has been summoned to the Island of Q to investigate a murder, he wonders why since the island is not in his jurisdiction. Then he finds out that Prosecutor Bertrand has been arrested for the crime and he only trusts Gambrelli to investigate. Now the Prosecutor and Gambrelli have been at odds several times in the past so this could present some challenges. Nevertheless, the case is intriguing and Gambrelli approaches it with his usual eye to detail. Along the way he must deal with mistresses, a jealous sister, thugs and a smuggler, but Gambrelli always gets his man, or woman.

This is a fun story in the cozy mystery category. The action begins on the Island of Q and continues in Paris. Gambrelli is a wonderful character, very well developed and very likable. There is also a really nice supporting cast of junior detectives, difficult superiors, his endlessly patient wife and of course, the really bad villains. The story has some very interesting twists and will keep you guessing as to who the actual murderer is until the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this and highly recommend it.

Gambrelli And The Prosecutor is a quick and easy read that will surprise you. Inspector Gambrelli is called the an island off of France to investigate a murder. The main suspect, the dead woman's lover, is a regional prosecutor. The investigation is hampered by witnesses who just can't seem to tell the truth and a social and professional structure that quickly close ranks. I thought I had figured out 'whodunit', but the ending surprised me. I hope you'll find it as delightful as I did.

Anguish ≠ Grit

This has been a sad week here as I have tried, unsuccessfully, to wade through half a dozen dismal mystery novels. But then I got to "Gambrelli and the Prosecuror" and my spirits rose. Here is a book with substance. This police procedural relies on thought, and clues and yummy tidbits of period charm, like telephone systems with operators who listen in, and a coal fire in a police inspector's office. Details that make the story so much more real and interesting than does the insertion of some anguished personal backstory that seems to substitute for mystery in much of today's writing. I'll take grit over angst every time.

I received a review copy of "Gambrelli and the Prosecutor: Inspector Gambrelli Mysteries Book 1" by Laurence Giliotti (Chateau Noir) through NetGalley.com.

Gambrelli And The Prosecutor has a sense of timelessness to the story about law enlorcement today.
Laurence Giliotti has fine tuned it in such a way it could have been 20 years ago or just yesterday. He makes the sense of good and evil in the workplace, just as complicated as in the world, and highlights it wonderfully. It certainly makes you question who's in charge and what ulterior motives they have for you.
It was an easy read, but kept me interested the whole time.
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I love mysteries and set in exotic times and locales, this one if fun that way. It challenging to see things through their eyes, as it is so different to me.

It is 1934 on the eve of world war, tension is everywhere. The inspector is called to help someone he may not like, but who respects his ability to investigate.
The inspector is gruff and not necessarily likeable but the story moves along. I liked the dog best.

Laurence Giliotti has written about 1934 Paris in his police procedural, “Gambrelli and the Prosecutor,” and a French police Chief Inspector, Arthur Gambrelli, who is relentless and brusque. The inspector investigates the murder of a young woman, Annette Cuomo, and tends to absolve the most logical suspect, her lover and senior prosecutor at the Justice Ministry.

Gambrelli travels between the Island of Q and the city as the investigation widens to include many other suspects such as the prosecutor’s wife, the victim’s sister, a drug smuggler, and other tough guys hanging around the story with sinister intentions. There’s also a domineering Chief Superintendent who wants Gambrelli’s butt and who makes the investigator’s life miserable with his interferences and arrogance.

There’s little violence or derring-do in the story, but the investigative narrative and keen sense of direction is an integral part of Gambrelli’s fictional appeal and success. He is flippant, sarcastic, and irreverent; never buckling under to his boss’ irritating behavior or to anyone he feels is disrespecting him. He can be short with his subordinates but has ways of keeping their attention that don’t seem to alienate them.

The pace is good, the dialogue very well presented, and the investigative material is sound in its premise and technique. But Inspector Gambrelli seems tired and out of condition, causing me to be curious about how many more adventures can be wrung out of him. Interesting book.

Gambelli Investigates the Murder of the Prosecutor’s Mistress

Chief Inspector Gambelli is no particular friend of the senior prosecutor in the Ministry of Justice, Jean Michael Bertrand, but when Bertrand is accused of the murder of his mistress, he wants the best help to prove his innocence. Gambelli is not pleased at being dragged from the streets of Paris to the heat of a coastal island, but he agrees to help Bertrand even though the island is outside his jurisdiction.

The local officials have decided that Bertrand must have murdered the woman, but when Gambelli examines the body and starts to ask questions, they are forced to rethink their findings. Bertrand is released and Gambelli returns to Paris, but the case is far from over.

Gambelli is a typical detective. He is taciturn, has little brief for incompetent superiors, and is respected by his men. A hard character, he smokes and drinks too much, but his ability to follow the clues and get a resolution of the crime is exceptional.

I like books where the plot is intricate, and the investigator follows the clues to reach a conclusion. This book didn’t disappoint. Each time you think the case is resolved, a twist appears which sends the investigation in a new direction.

The background, both on the island and in Paris, supports the atmosphere of the case. The other characters, particularly Gambelli’s wife and his dog, enhance the story without taking it over. If you like detective novels, this is a good one.

I received this book from Net Galley for this review.

Absorbing start to a French detective series!

Chief Inspector Arthur Gambrelli, of the Metropolitan Police finds himself enmeshed in a murder outside of his jurisdiction. Ordered to investigate, he heads to an island off the coast of France near Toulon, and in the summer heat! Gambrelli is not pleased! Murdered is the attractive young mistress of a senior prosecutor in the Ministry of Justice, Jean Michel Bertrand. Bertrand is the prime suspect, hence the politics. Gambrelli is a wonderful character. Taciturn and talented--all hidden behind a no nonsense exterior, and Yes! I am seeing Gérard Depardieu! (I love Gambrelli's soliloquies and discussions with his dog, Odin.)
Shackled by internal politics, and the occasional incompetent officer, Gambrelli nevertheless brings the case to a shattering conclusion. Set in 1934 France, this was an intriguing introduction to a new French detective series.
The exploration of who Gambrelli is was cleverly interwoven. There are hints of an interesting past, previous cases that have caught the public awareness, a respected professional reputation behind the gruff exterior, and that maybe Gambrelli has married beyond his social strata. Oh, and he doesn't like elevators!

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(April 2017)

This was an excellent book, set in Paris in 1934, it is the story of a murder and the detective who searches for the killer. The reader walks with the police detective day by day, investigating eliminating and finally catching the killer.
So what is different from other mysteries? Well it was extremely well written, the words just jumped off the page and I couldn't put the book down till the end, and then I hoped for more. I felt the atmosphere, I felt I was involved, the politics and there were enough twist and turns to keep me on my toes.
I enjoyed this very much.

A most interesting and engaging character DCI Gambrelle who sets about resolving things in his own style in spite of interference from higher authority. The twists and turns that are encountered and how matters are brought to a conclusion with sensitivity and compassion make a most engrossing read that maintains interest to the very end, looking for more!

First I would like to thank Netgalley and Chateau Noir Publishing for allowing me to read this book.

This story was set in France, before WWII. Chief Inspector Gambrelli is asked to go to the Island of Q to investigate the arrest of a senior prosecutor. There is no love lost between these men, but Gambrelli is a professional and it is soon apparent that there is more to this story than first meets the eye. I really enjoyed the verbal play between Gambrelli and his staff and especially his superior. At times I found myself comparing this character to Inspector Gamache from the Louise Penny books.

All in all a really good story, I felt compelled to keep reading to see what would happen next and I eagerly look forward to reading more about CI Gambrelli.

I loved this book. It was very interesting and kept me guessing til the very end. I would definitely look forward to more books from Mr. Giliotti

Wonderful read, engaging, each layer of solution is followed by a new twist at the next level.
It reads like you are sitting down with a glass of wine and listening to someone telling their story.
Definitely will be looking for other works by Giliotti.

Gambrelli is the archetype crusty old detective. The book trails him as he solves a murder on an island out of his area. The characters are many and varied, and all are presented in depth to entertain the reader. The story itself is great, but the presentation is even greater. We see Gambrelli teasing his incompetent boss, flirting with his wife, and keeping the young troops on target. A unique episode occurs when Gambrrelli sees a Charlie Chan movie with his wife, and then tries to emulate the Chinese detective. Gambrelli quickly discovers he is no Chan. That is just one of many little vignettes that spark the story.