Dan is a private investigator and is approached by a man needing his help. Only before he can meet him again he’s found dead.
This was an easy to read cosy little mystery. I liked Dan and his four legged sidekick Oscar. I will definitely be looking forward to their next adventure.

I am in love with these books. I am a true fan of Dan and Oscar and all the usual characters. This book was just as much fun as all the others.
I look up the places that are in these books to see what is described. The food sounds fabulous, even the description of the olive oil. Whether I listen to the audio or read the book, it just gives me such pleasure to sit back and enjoy. Thank you for the advanced copy. I will continue to suggest these books to my online book groups.
Ciao Dan...

I am really enjoying this great series. The stories are set in such a beautiful part of the world and Williams is very descriptive. His food descriptions will have your mouth watering. The plot in this storyline is quite complex. There’s multiple scenarios, which appear totally unrelated. Dan has to tread carefully, but his friendly police officers even more so, to uncover corruption. There are a lot of characters so pay close attention. Oscar, Dan’s wonderful dog is so faithful and a total hero! Highly recommend this thoroughly enjoyable read

Another awesome book in this series, with well developed and likable characters, and the best setting.
Dan gets mixed up with investigating a shady cop, and of all things an illegal diamond smuggling ring. Thankfully, his best "friend", Oscar, is always by his side!!
I truly love this series. The characters are real, with real emotions, problems, and reactions. I highly recommend.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Another absolutely great case for Dan. Plenty of twists and turns to keep us guessing all through the book..Magnificent portrayal of the characters. Very well written. Look forward to his next case. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Starting a new Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery feels like catching up with old friends over a glass of Chianti.

At the launch of the Italian edition of his first book, private investigator Dan Armstrong is approached by one of the jewellers from the Ponte Vecchio, requesting a meeting the next day. When Dan arrives for the meeting he finds a crime scene – the jeweller has been found hanged from the bridge. While assisting the police with interviewing the family, Dan is also called upon to investigate the man that the Mayor’s daughter is dating. In addition, his friend Virgilio is concerned about corruption within the police force.

The death of the jeweller is found to be murder rather than suicide. And then the case is complicated by a second, related murder.

Luckily with so much going on, Dan can always rely on his willing assistant Oscar – a lovable black labrador.

I appreciate how the author lays the trail for readers to follow, providing just enough clues to hint at possibilities without making it obvious who the culprit is. I love the descriptions of Florence and the way that morsels of Italian culture are blended into the story.

Thank you to T.A. Williams, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to @rachelsrandomresources for my copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve enjoyed every one of this series I’ve read and have visited some of the places mentioned within, including the wonderful Ponte Vecchio. Thankfully there was no murder on it when I was there!

Dan and Oscar, his faithful Labrador, are once again drawn into a murder case by the local police, and the suspects keep on coming. Diamonds, money or just greed look to be the cause but who is behind it and why? Then other issues start that seem like a separate case, but are they?

Loads of twists and secrets in this one, and I didn’t see the reveal coming. A couple of side cases too just to keep you guessing who’s who and what’s what. Just as good as the rest of the series, can’t wait for another one. Oh, and don’t read this if you’re hungry….

This is such a great series! Private Investigator Dan Armstrong is such a likeable character and I adore his sidekick Oscar. Easy to follow with plenty of twists this pulls you in and I found it very easy to get totally absorbed in. Dan gets called upon to help when a jeweller dies on the world famous Ponte Vecchio and it becomes a very intriguing case. I like how there are other cases along the way and to start with you’re not entirely sure which one is going to be the main case that Dan works on. Italy, and Florence in particular, is one of my favourite places so I absolutely love where this is set! Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the ARC

A somewhat flat, disappointing mystery novel that started off alright but was a chore to finish. Multi dimensional characters might have saved it.

I think this might be the best one yet.

Dan is riding high professionally, when he is called in to assist the Italian police talk to the family of an elderly jeweller found hanged from the Ponte Vecchio. His family are Dutch and speak fluent English but no Italian. Although initially thought to be suicide the post-mortem shows it was murder.

Meanwhile the Mayor, also a writer, has asked Dan to investigate his daughter's boyfriend. They've been dating for a while but, unlike her previous boyfriends, she hasn't introduced him to her parents or even divulged his name.

Finally, Dan old friend Virgilio is acting distracted, his wife Lina, Dan's assistant is concerned and asks Dan if he can winkle out what is troubling him.

I'd say there are lots of red herrings, but actually there is just speculation (as with any mystery) about various characters' possible motives which get discounted over time.

I loved it - my only gripe is that the food descriptions weren't quite as delectable as usual.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

I always enjoy revisiting this cozy mystery series that take place in Italy with a retired police detective turned private investigator. I love books that take place all over the world.

This is the second book I’ve read featuring Dan , Anna & Oscar , and I enjoyed this just as much as the first one that I read. Easy to read , not too complex to follow with excellent characters.. I do enjoy books which are character led and Murder at the Ponte Vecchio most definitely was. Good storytelling, excellently written. Recommended.

I read this ARC for an honest review
All thoughts and opinions are mine

I chose this as I was going to Florence and this seemed a great choice

I absolutely loved this
I am really familiar with Florence and so the descriptives were all totally familiar to me and so was able to picture scenes

I can highly recommend this

The writing was descriptive, with little thoughts from the main character that, whilst seeming random, ended up linking back to the main story and embellishing it.

The chapters were fairly long which meant that you got a good chunk of the story before moving on. Each chapter was clearly labelled with the day that you were reading about, which grounded the story well and gave the story a good pace.

There was a good flow to the story. Whilst there were the little embellishments, they balanced well with what was happening and you moved through the story well.

The characters were great. There were different groups of characters with their own things going on that cleverly all came together at the end. Whilst a lot of different things were going on, I was able to keep up and enjoyed reading about them all.

I particularly liked the canine sidekick and the behaviours of the other characters around him that came with that. It added something different to the story by making it feel more real and relatable.

There were a few different options as to who the murderer could be and which characters were related to which crimes. It kept me engaged and I liked how everything tied together at the end.

Lastly the settings. There were some lovely descriptions of Florence and the food that the characters enjoyed. I like it when food is involved, again I felt that it added a layer of realism and relatability to the story, fleshing it out and bringing it to life.

Overall a good story with lots of different offshoots and layers.

A Cunning Trap..
The eleventh outing in the Oscar and Armstrong series of cosy mysteries finds our intrepid investigator and trusty sidekick at the scene of another unexplained death - Florence, the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Dan is not anticipating a quick and easy assignment this time - it soon transpires that the victim is universally disliked - so Dan decides to lay a trap. Can he tempt a killer to out in plain sight? Let the investigations commence! Another enjoyable and entertaining mystery with a deftly drawn cast, a well imagined and beautiful setting and an engaging plot.

This is the first book from the author, that I read, but it was a great reading. I enjoyed the plot and the characters, and of course Oscar. Such an interesting ideea, a P.I. and a dog solving mysteriouses cases.
In this story I liked how the events are described, it gived me the feeling of being there present. And I enjoyed that I didn't guess the culprit until the end.
So the suspense and the mystery of the murder kept me going through the pages faster to see who did it and why.

For sure I will be reading other stories from the author.

Murder at the Porte Vecchio is the 11th novel in the Dan Armstrong and Oscar, (a totally sweet Labrador) mystery novel series. The setting in Florence is a big selling point but so are the novels themselves, which flow well and keep the reader interested. Oscar is big draw for dog lovers, both he and Dan work well together and even insert some humor. Dan, who is a retired Scotland Yard detective, is now a P. I. Murder at the Porte Vecchio is a nice cozy mystery, and while part of a series, also works well as a stand-alone novel.

Thank you to Boldwood Publishing and NetGalley for providing this ARC for me to read and review. I am recommending Murder at the Porte Vecchio, which is a short, quick read that still provides a punch.
4 stars.

Another clever mystery and more unexpected aspects of Italy. I loved the way that this book merged such different aspects of Florence—the jewelry shops on the Ponte Vecchio frequented by tourists and a theater on the outskirts just trying to keep the stage lights on. Dan and Oscar have their work cut out for them when some unsavory things come to light, but they manage to figure it all out. I enjoyed every minute of this book; this is a fantastic series that I hope does not end anytime soon! Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to provide an honest review.

This is a great series. Dan Armstrong was in the Murder Squad at Scotland Yard. When he retired he was given a writing class in Tuscany as a gift, and near the end of the class, there is a murder and Dan helps the police and then adopts the leader's Chocolate Labrador, Oscar. He decides to buy a house and continues to help the police. Now, in the 11th book, Dan has his own detective agency and a companian, Anna, who teaches in Florence.

In this book, we have 2 murders for Dan plus a few other things to look into. When Dan is giving a talk to introduce his first book which is now coming out in Italian, he meets two men. The mayor wants his help, and so does a man with a jewelry shop on the Ponto Vecchio. The mayor wants to find out who his college daughter is dating, and the jewelry man won't name his problem until they meetat his store the next day. However, when Dan gets to the bridge the next day, he finds that the man appears to have hung himself. When the family arrive, they don't seem to like their father very much and it gradually appears that his business is pretty shady. Since they don't speak Italian, Dan is the interpreter for the police with the family. When the man's business colleague arrives to collect his money for the VERY valuable cigar box in the safe, he is also killed shortly after arrival. Meanwhile, Virgilio, Dan's friend in the police also has a problem with records of police cases dissappearing. Dan has his work cut out to keep track of all the cases. Even with Oscar's help, can he solve all the problems?

This is a great addition to the series, and I can't wait for the next book. I thank Netgalley and boldwood books for the ARC so that I could read the book before publication.

Another cozy mystery from one of my favorite authors of that genre, T.A. Williams! I’m so glad I picked up the first book in this series on a whim, because the adventures of Armstrong and Oscar continue to be quietly satisfying and perfect to escape into during times of stress or anxiety. These books never fail to provide exactly what I’m looking for- a low stakes mystery, lovable characters, and plenty of references to Oscar, one of my favorite literary pets.

In The Murder at Ponte Vecchio, we are introduced to a number of characters at the start of the book, and the layered mysteries come together in a very pleasing way as the book moves along. I particularly enjoyed seeing Dan’s success with his writing, his increasingly important role in helping the Italian detectives, and his unexpected involvement in the theater. As always, the descriptions of the landscapes and cuisines of Italy provide a lovely texture to the narrative and I just adore the way that Williams includes the mundane details of Armstrong and Oscar’s day to day movements and interactions with all the various people in their circle. Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood books for providing an e-galley in exchange for my honest thoughts!