
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
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Matt Addis
Auntie Poldi, sassy, brassy, and 60, moves to Sicily for a quiet alcohol-fuelled retirement. A murder spoils her plans.
This is the first novel in a charming new mystery series set in Sicily and laced with Italian sensuality and humor. It features an amateur sleuth, the sassy and foul-mouthed Auntie Poldi. Recently widowed Poldi moves to Sicily in order to quietly drink herself to death with a sea view, but fate intervenes. When she finds the corpse of a young man on the beach, his face blown off with a sawn-off shotgun, she becomes a potential suspect in his murder case.
Poldi soon falls for the gorgeous Commissario Montana who has been assigned to lead the case. They form an investigative - and romantic - partnership. The delightful details of this romance, and the extreme awkwardness of Poldi's retelling it to her mortified nephew, are some of the novel's many high points.
Sicily, a vivid backdrop, is an island of people obsessed with food. They talk passionately about which remote village produces the best olives, pistachio ice cream, oyster mushrooms, mandarins, and marzipan, and about which restaurant serves the best pasta al nero di sepia or canolli a la crema di ricotta. And there is never a direct reference to the mafia ("an invention of those fascists in the North"), even when confronted with murders committed with sawn-off shotguns.
©2015 Bastei Lubbe AG, Koln; Translation: 2016 John Brownjohn (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedListeners also enjoyed...




















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So much fun!
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Did Not Finish
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Hopefully there will be another Poldi book . I liked how the tale unfolded with the nephew as the narrator. Well done!
What FUN!
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Not the best book
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Would you consider the audio edition of Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions to be better than the print version?
The narrator did an excellent job. I enjoyed the audio version because the pronunciation of the different languages and accents was on point.Any additional comments?
It was a fun, smart and and sweet murder mystery, great for spring break listening. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I cannot wait for the other books in this series to be translated into English.Auntie Poldi Rocks!
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Great fun in Sicily!
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A Fun Romp!
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I especially like books that involve travel and foreign countries and tells you about local foods and customs. Auntie Poldi is a real person with real problems, feelings and needs. I appreciate it. She does not live in some fantasy world. She struggles with her past and works hard to make a new life for herself all while still caring for people around her.
I will be reading more Auntie Poldi!!!
I actually enjoyed Auntie Poldi.
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On and on an on
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Entertaining!!
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