Nonna Maria, one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden Treasure in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra.
From battling foes in medieval castles to exploring the notorious caverns where smugglers hid their goods, Nonna Maria and her friends--some old, some new--embark on their most swashbuckling adventure yet..
When the granddaughter needs help cracking the code, she turns to her grandfather\'s most trusted friend: Nonna Maria.
But this map is a guide--the only gift he had to give.
There will be others with sinister motives who will do all they can to make the Treasure their own.
There are traps and pits.
On the other side of the island, a second mystery begins to unfold from the deathbed of another of Maria\'s old friends, when he hands his granddaughter a yellowed map and tells her of a Treasure to be found in one of Ischia\'s secret caverns.
Faced with an assassin seeking revenge for a decades-old grudge, Captain Murino has no choice but to turn to Maria, who must use all her neighborly resources, clever faculties, and web of connections to save him from his perilous predicament.
And when those enemies come calling, you have to rely on friends.
But when you live a long life, you\'re bound to make a few enemies.
As Nonna Maria\'s longtime friend and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino in charge of the local carabinieri never wanted to see harm brought to the doorstep of everyone\'s favorite espresso-brewing, counsel-giving amateur sleuth.
Nonna Maria, one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden Treasure in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra
