Seaside Death

Temptation in Florence #5

by Beate Boeker

For the first time, Carlina Mantoni and Commissario Stefano Garini are going on vacation as a couple. They're looking forward to relaxing in Italy's Forte dei Marmi, the elegant seaside resort on the Ligurian Sea, in spite of the fact that they have the rest of the eccentric Mantoni family in tow. But the holidays are hardly begun when their hotel manager is shot and killed.
For once, Florentine policeman Garini isn't responsible for investigating the crime, but that doesn't help his relations with the Mantoni clan, because the incompetent local investigating officer is convinced that Carlina's young cousin, Ernesto, is the killer. So why isn't Stefano clearing Ernesto, is the Mantonis' cry as they are up in arms about everything, and, of course, each hiding something. Even Ernesto behaves in a completely unprecedented way, which makes it hard for the family and Stefano to protect him.
Murder, mayhem, and Mantonis mixed with some great summer feeling turn this cozy mystery into stellar entertainment.
Seaside Death is the fifth mystery in the series Temptation in Florence, which is set in Florence, Italy, and features Carlina Mantoni, proprietress of Temptation, a lingerie shop, and her eccentric family, all of whom make life for police Commissario Stefano Garini very frustrating, to say the least.

Book 1:  Delayed Death
Book 2:  Charmer's Death
Book 3:  Banker's Death
Book 4:  Expected Death
Book 5:  Seaside Death

Unknown Binding

First published September 1, 2015

About the author

I love books with touches of humor and mischief. It doesn't matter if they're romances or mysteries or biographies - as long as they make me chuckle, count me in.

Here's my official author bio:

Beate Boeker is a USA Today bestselling author with a passion for books that brim over with mischief & humor.

Several of her novels were shortlisted for the Golden Quill Contest, the National Readers' Choice Award, the 'Best Indie Books' contest, and the RONE Award.

By day, Beate is a marketing consultant with a degree in International Business Administration. Widely traveled, she speaks German, English, French, and Italian and lives in the North of Germany together with her husband and daughter.

While 'Boeker' means 'books' in a German dialect, her first name Beate can be translated as ‘Happy’ . . . and with a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else can she do but write novels with happy endings?

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Reviews

[Carolien · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. The Mantoni family is off to the seaside. Unfortunately the unpopular manager of the hotel where they are staying is shot and Ernesto Mantoni is the main suspect. The local police is not particularly effective and Stefano is called upon to (reluctantly) handle the investigation. There are no shortage of suspects and the Mantoni clan contributes to the general confusion. Not the best in the series, but a fun read.

[Edith Soosaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Temptation in Florence is a series as tempting as Netflix. Cosy and reads easy.

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series

I love this series by Beate Becker, what a wonderful family. When I read these books I feel like I am part of this family. I cannot wait for the next in this series.