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Murder in Chianti

Armstrong and Oscar, Book 2

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Murder in Chianti

By: T A Williams
Narrated by: Simon Mattacks
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An addictive cozy murder mystery from bestselling author T. A. Williams

Murder in broad daylight…

When millionaire magnate, Rex Hunter is found with his head bashed in on the eighth hole of his prestigious golf and country club in beautiful Chianti, it’s a clear case of murder. Hunter was rich and successful and the envy of many, so retired DCI Dan Armstrong thinks the case will be a hole in one to solve….

A despised victim…

But as Dan and his trusty sidekick Oscar begin to dig deeper into Hunter’s lifestyle, they discover a man despised by many. A renowned womaniser, ruthless boss and heartless family man, it seems no one is particularly sorry to see Hunter dead. And the list of possible suspects is endless…

A murderer covering their tracks.

Dan is determined to catch this clever killer, but it seems every new lead brings another dead end. Will this be one case Dan and his canine companion won’t solve?

Perfect for fans of Lee Strauss and Beth Byers.

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Book 2 was even better than book 1 🙌🏽 Dan & Oscar are just tremendous! Storyline keeps you guessing & it’s so descriptive! Highly recommend!
On to Book 3 🏃🏻‍♀️😃

Loved it!!

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If you're going to write a book that includes laws of another country, it pays to research them. Australia has had no fault divorce since 1975. Hence the premise that the husband received a larger split because of infidelity on the wife's part is incorrect. May seem like a small thing but annoying nevertheless.

Research

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it's such a delight to listen to this narrator. the plot had twist and turns that I didn't expect. a pleasure all round.

narrator

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Coo a nice conglomerate of Rex Hunt and Lang Hancock in there. A minor bump in the road wrt Aussie divorce laws but then that’s excusable because this storyline is rational and tame compared to the actual reality of Australian celebrity philanderers and Western Australian mining magnate billionaire family stouches over wills.

Looking forward to the next instalment.

Not as Crazy as Real Life

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The second in the series. Pretty predictable. I am sick of hearing about the main character’s ex wife. Give me a break. Get over it!

Extremely weak main character

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Like the first book in this series, I really enjoyed the complex plot and interesting characters. But feel this book was less carefully edited/written than the first with things like repetitive elements, and iffy police ethics/methods pulling me out of the story sometimes. Descriptions and actions towards female characters had a whiff of sexism/unconcious bias too... if just one or two things i could have ignored it, but by the end I kept coming across the same problems and it distracted from my enjoyment of the story. I look forward to reading the next book in the series though and hope it will be different. Also warning to Australian listeners... there are lots of Australian characters in this one, and while the narrator doesn't do a terrible job with the accent, I still found it grating and overly broad.

Intriguing mystery and setting, but some irritating issues

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