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A Stand Out Champion and a Perfectly Criminal Read!!!
Tom Hindle continues to shine in the glorious and imaginative Murder On Lake Garda, which captures the essence of Agatha Christie perfectly and takes the t... READ MORE
Essential reading for whodunnit fans
Murder on Lake Garda is a wonderful Christie-esque murder mystery with enough twists, turns and plotlines to keep you guessing till the very end. At this s... READ MORE
A scorching locked room mystery
The perfect summer thriller. Gorgeous surroundings, scorching weather and raised tensions. A locked room mystery that left me guessing right until the end.
If Agatha Christie wrote an episode of The White Lotus...
Definitely my favourite Tom Hindle book so far! Well plotted with lots of interesting characters, and although there were certain elements of the crime tha... READ MORE
Brilliant
I really enjoyed this one, Tom Hindle just gets better.
A wedding on Lake Garda should be perfect, the bride and groom are young, rich and beautiful. Bu... READ MORE
The PERFECT cosy murder mystery!
This is one of those books that I can't really pick any serious faults with, I just had such a blast reading it!! There are a LOT of characters but I never... READ MORE
Synopsis
One happy couple. Two divided families. A wedding party to die for.
On the private island of Castello Fiore - surrounded by the glittering waters of Lake Garda - the illustrious Heywood family gathers for their son Laurence's wedding to Italian influencer Eva Bianchi.
But as the ceremony begins, a blood-curdling scream brings the proceedings to a devastating halt.
With the wedding guests trapped as they await the police, old secrets come to light and family rivalries threaten to bubble over.
Everyone is desperate to know . . .
Who is the killer?
And can they be found before they strike again?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804942369
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 24 mm
- Weight: 310g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allItalian murder mystery
An interesting concept leading to a great read. A well known influencer Eva is preparing for her wedding at a castle on the edge of Lake Garda. There is te... READ MORE
Murder Mystery in a gorgeous setting
Another good read from Tom Hindle. I really enjoyed this one. I liked the storyline, it’s written in the third person so you get to hear from a few differe... READ MORE
Paper thin characters cliched story
His first two books were pretty good so I read this . What a let down .
The characters were paper thin , and totally unbelievable ( a female Italian influ... READ MORE
Crime at its best
Tom Hindle has quickly become one of those authors whose books I await with anticipation and have to get my hands on straight away.
Despite guessing the m... READ MORE
Disappointed
The third novel by Tom Hindel, starts off with great promise but becomes a very clichéd story very quickly. The setting is beautiful but as for the charact... READ MORE
A gripping whodunnit
Laurence Heywood is getting married to social media influence Eva on an Italian island with lots of publicity planned. Laurence’s younger brother, Toby, is... READ MORE
A cosy treat of a murder mystery
It always feels like a treat to sit down and dive into a Tom Hindle novel. His debut, "A Fatal Crossing," was an outstanding piece of historical mystery fi... READ MORE
Readable
I was sent an advance proof copy of Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle to read and review by NetGalley. I wasn’t quite sure whether to give this novel 3 o... READ MORE
Vaguely disappointing
I don't really know what to say about this one. It's a fairly standard variation of the locked room mystery, the equally common island mystery. That's fin... READ MORE
Loved it
Great book, amazing plot
Infuriating
All the hype of the reviews must be for the earlier books because I couldn’t see why anyone would think this is a successor to Christie.
First off, the ... READ MORE
An Exciting Read
Having read A Fatal Crossing and loved it I was pleased to be given the chance to read Murder on Lake Garda and I wasn't disappointed .What a fabulous read... READ MORE
lightweight
Rather a silly story. Readable enough, possibly suitable for a train journey or somewhere that you are limited in what else you can do. If you liked the ot... READ MORE
A real page turner
This is a fantastic book. It is a murder mystery set at a wedding in Italy. I thought the characters were well developed and really interesting. I thought ... READ MORE
Clever and reverential to its forebears
The wedding of a lifestyle influencer and a rich hedge fund manager in a castle on Lake Garda is a glamorous event. For both families, however, there are s... READ MORE
Great locked room mystery!
“Fatal Crossing” was a great book, a locked room mystery set on a ship and “Murder on Lake Garda” continues in this vein. The murder takes place on an Ital... READ MORE
Room for improvement
The Italian setting for this tale is a good choice and the suspects to a murder are revealed one by one as the story unfolds. I did not give the book five ... READ MORE
The Perfect Present
This is such an amazing present for anyone, even people that don’t particularly like reading. Mysteries are always a good read and this one looked especial... READ MORE
A totally engrossing read
This was such a fun, totally engrossing read that I struggled to put it down for long and raced my way through it in a day! I just had to know who had done... READ MORE
A Great Who-Dun-It
This was the first novel I've read by this author and I found it a satisfying read.
It is set in Italy, mostly on a small private island of Castello Fior... READ MORE
The perfect January pick me up
In the wonderful setting of Lake Garda at Castello Fiore, Laurence is about to wed his beautiful Italian bride who also happens to be an influencer.. what ... READ MORE
Classic Who Done it!?
The book had an interesting storyline throughout that constantly kept you guessing. I like how before we discover the murder we see everyone’s possible mot... READ MORE
Adequate at best
A good effort but I got bored. I felt the author did his best but sadly it wasn't good enough. Was very disappointing
Shallow and cliched
This was such a disappointing read, no idea why the other reviews are so positive. The characters are so shallow and the dialogue is cringing at times. Lak... READ MORE
Entertaining murder mystery that didn't quite come good for me
Despite having studied journalism at university with the intention of becoming a journalist, Robyn Whitford is currently working in a bar in London. On th... READ MORE
What a waste of time!
Terrible, flat and predictable characters. Short book but still a real challenge to get to the predictable end. Described in some reviews as a holiday read... READ MORE
Nothing special
It was my first time reading a book by Tom Hindle. While the idea of Italian-English wedding in Lake Garda was great the characters were nothing special. D... READ MORE
A fun, engaging and enjoyable whodunnit
We are in a castle on a private island in Lake Garda for a wedding. The setting is beautiful, idyllic and tranquil. The wedding…not so much. While the sun ... READ MORE
Murder mystery set on Lake Garda
Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle is an entertaining murder mystery. It’s quite complex, with a variety of false leads, but for me it lacks something that... READ MORE
A thoroughly addictive mystery
A bride and groom are getting married on a private island on Lake Garda, when a scream interrupts the ceremony. It soon becomes clear that there is a kille... READ MORE
It had to be one of them, but which one?
Having had a holiday at Lake Garda many years ago, the title intrigued me. I am glad it did. Almost everyone present on the tiny island for a small family ... READ MORE
Fantastic murder mystery
I love the way this book gets you into the story and it is a classic who done it style read. It really gets you thinking and involved in the story. I loved... READ MORE