Crime of the Ancient Marinara

Italy, nuns, cooking, languages, cozy-mystery, situational-humor, verbal-humor, amateur-sleuth, murder***** Chef Nell Valenti’s re-created life as a cooking school start-up designer is not going well. The aging Villa Orlandini in Tuscany is in need of a facelift, the noted chef is a clueless wonder whose son is trying to make the whole cooking school thing work to bring in much needed cash, and the nuns' English is as nearly non-existent as Nell's Italian. Besides that, they were involved in a murder investigation only a month ago. Now there is a new batch of students from America, including a private detective sent along by Nell's overbearing father and the unpleasant and constantly complaining husband of one of the women who really want to be there and learn. So guess who gets done in this time. Lots of red herrings and plot twists as well as some very interesting characters. Nell has a hard time doing the sleuthing but still has time for humor. Really enjoyed this one! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley. Thank you!