Bitter Maremma

A Leah Contarini Mystery

by Libi Siporin

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Pub Date Nov 30 2021 | Archive Date Mar 10 2022

Level Best Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Leah Contarini can’t stay out of trouble. She doesn’t mean to get embroiled in solving crimes, it just happens. But not this time. Accompanying her folklorist husband Nick on his research sabbatical in Italy to study a Tuscan celebration, Leah is safe, contentedly working on an article for a travel magazine about the area’s ancient Etruscan trails.

One early morning she sets off on a simple hike to take photos for her piece. What could possibly happen?

Well… murder.

And Leah becomes a witness with proof.

Barely escaping the killer and suddenly entangled in the local drug culture and the intrigue of family devastations, Leah outmaneuvers Nick and police Lieutenant Cavour to pursue a series of random clues that lead not to answers, but to a second body at the bottom of a refuse hole. Convinced the isolated trail of the Tuscan forest holds the answer to both deaths, Leah sets off alone. In a last, deadly encounter, she learns two things: evil can slip into the smallest cracks, and the love of a community can carry us through the hardest times.

A Note From the Publisher

Book illustrator: Level Best Designs

978-1-68512-017-7 (eb)

Book illustrator: Level Best Designs

978-1-68512-017-7 (eb)

Advance Praise

“I love Libi Siporin’s writing; her words are wise and I always like her perspective. She captures the interest of the reader; her characters are real. I want to reach out and touch them. I want to walk along the streets with them. I have been to Italy many times, most recently to Firenze and Venezia, so I can picture the areas. And I can picture her characters as they interact with each other. I’m looking forward to reading more.”
—Pamela Lazarus

“Libi Siporin has the voice of a storyteller; she captures her reader as she spins her tale, and she holds that reader in her spell. Her skill and art as a poet come through in her fiction writing; there is a certain gentle, yet compelling poetic voice to her tale of mystery. One can picture her characters with ease; they are distinct from one another, and they are memorable. She has a strong sense of setting; she “paints” her scenes with clarity and depth.”
—Roz Stei