Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna: Auntie Poldi 4

Paperback Published on: 13/05/2021
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Synopsis

There's only one Auntie Poldi: bewigged, cursing in Bavarian, and knocking back a wee shot of grappa as a pre-breakfast aperitif ... or is there? No one is as they seem (and sound) in this hilarious new mystery featuring Sicily's sultriest sleuth.

Strange dealings are afoot in the Apostolic Palace-a nun leapt to her death shortly after participating in a seemingly routine exorcism. But when a priest clad in Gammarelli and a Vatican Commissario with an almost unholy level of sex appeal turn up at her door, Poldi is shocked to hear that she's a suspect in their case.

Who is the woman being exorcised, and where has she disappeared to? And why in the world does she claim, in perfect Bavarian, to be Poldi, Isolde Oberreiter, of Torre Achirafari?

Poldi will need all the help she can get to clear her name, but her nephew has been distracted by a love affair gone sour, someone in the town has been graffitiing death threats on her front door, and her local friends seem to be avoiding her. And even Vito Montana balks when Poldi discovers that the case hinges on a lost Madonna statue, stolen years ago from the Pope himself...

Forza Poldi! With a pair of mysterious twins dogging her every move and a mandate to maintain sobriety, will Poldi be able to find the lost statue in time, and survive her sixty-first birthday?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9781529329407
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 240g
  • Languages: English

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Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna
Bawdy humor and a silly mystery
Thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt & NetGalley for a digital advance reader copy. All comments and opinions are my own. This was the first Auntie Poldi m... READ MORE
Phyllis Evans
Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna
I never miss a chance to laugh with Auntie Poldi
amateur-sleuth, cultural-exploration, situational-humor, verbal-humor, Sicily, international-crime-and-mystery, laugh-out-loud, law-enforcement***** I req... READ MORE
Janice Tangen
Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna
hilarious!
amateur-sleuth, cultural-exploration, international-crime-and-mystery, laugh-out-loud, law-enforcement, farce, Sicily, situational-humor, verbal-humor*****... READ MORE
Janice Tangen
Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna
Another fun crime romp
This is the fourth book in the Auntie Poldi series- following the adventures and eccentric escapades of the aforementioned Auntie Poldi. In this book, an e... READ MORE
Stephen - The Bookworm