Customer Reviews
The English crime novel moves to Tuscany - By: A. Roe, 13 Jun 2006 
Set in historic & beautiful Lucca this is the story of Pippa Laud's venture into teaching English as a foreign language amid a highly eccentric ex-pat community.
As soon as she sets foot on Italian airport tarmac we are left in no doubt - Something Odd is Going On....
Scarcely has she dragged the tattiest suitcase in Europe onto the premises of the "Piccola Casa d'Inglese" than she is tripping over dead bodies & sinister machinations.
The heroine is very engaging as is the rather un-Italian Policeman assigned to the case.
Together they unravel the truth behind the baffling goings-on & develop more than a merely convenient working relationship.
Tanya Jones has a light & charming touch - her descriptions of place & character are always entertaining & a lot is contained in a few cleverly chosen words.
She maintains a tantalising mystery right to the end & yet manages to fill the book with references to alll kinds of bits of grit currently in the oyster between Britain, Europe & the U.S.A. with phrases so quick you almost miss them.
I recommend this book strongly to anyone who would like to escape to Tuscany while sitting in their garden chair & enjoy a good old-fashioned (and funny )English crime novel among the glorious medieval wallls of Lucca.
drama in tuscany! - By: Niall OConnell, 03 Jun 2006 Reallly enjoyed this book, a real treat as a holiday novel. Keeps your interest till the very end, plenty of humour & intrigue. Great value for money
Humour in Tuscany - By: mary lancashire, 01 Jun 2006 
Tanya Jones has a gift for seeing humour in alll kinds of situations.This novel brought back memories of holidays in Tuscany & highlights the differences of the various culture groups there with an eye for comedy.
The humour may over ride the story line in some instances but I can recommend it for a good light read.
