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Temptation in Florence
Series · 5 books · 2012-2018

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Delayed Death

2012

What do you do when you find your grandfather dead half an hour before your cousin's wedding? You hide him in his bed and tell everyone he didn't feel like coming. Delayed Death is an entertaining mystery set in Florence, Italy. When Carlina finds her grandfather dead on the day of her cousin's wedding, she decides to hide the corpse until after the ceremony. However, her grandfather was poisoned, and she becomes the attractive Inspector's prime suspect. On top of that, she has to manage her boisterous family and her luxurious lingerie store called Temptation, a juggling act that creates many hilarious situations. Delayed Death is the first mystery in the series Temptation in Florence. You can read more! Charmer's Death - Tempation in Florence #2 Banker's Death - Temptation in Florence #3
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Charmer's Death

2013

What do you do when your best customer seduces your beautiful cousin? You try to save the situation, but it becomes a little harder than planned when he's found strangled with a pair of brand new pantyhose that come straight from your own store Temptation - the most luxurious lingerie store in Florence, Italy. Next, a disturbing diary crops up that lists the former lovers of the dead man, creating chaos in more than one home. Carlina has her hands full with managing her store at its peak season, preparing the Christmas fair, and dodging her mother, who has discovered fortune telling as the next big thing. Her feelings for the attractive Inspector Garini don't help at all as she desperately tries to find the murderer before it's too late. Charmer's Death is the second mystery in the series Temptation in Florence. You can read more! Delayed Death - Temptation in Florence #1 Banker's Death - Temptation in Florence #3
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Banker's Death

2013

When Carlina's attractive cousin Valentino returns from Dubai to Florence, he quickly becomes the most unpopular member of the wide-spread Mantoni family. Plenty of people have reason to hate him, and when he turns up stabbed a short time later, Commissario Garini, now officially Carlina's boyfriend, only wants to turn and run. However, he's forced to take on the case and soon realizes that even Carlina doesn't tell him the full truth. This puts their relationship under immense strain. At the same time, Carlina's mother develops an extreme health food passion that revolts the whole family. Then another, seemingly unrelated, murder of a circus clown drops into their laps and Garini has to hurry to connect all the clues before things spiral out of control. Banker's Death is the third mystery in the series Temptation in Florence. You can read more! Delayed Death - Temptation in Florence #1 Charmer's Death - Temptation in Florence #2
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Expected Death

2014

When Uncle Teo falls in love on his eightieth birthday, his family is in an uproar because his new girlfriend has an astonishing talent for making enemies. Before long, murder is in the air, and when she is indeed found dead at the foot of the historical San Niccolò Tower, the Mantoni family has to answer some uncomfortable questions. Commissario Stefano Garini is forced to investigate the murder against his will, hoping that his relationship with Carlina will withstand the strain of another murder investigation in her family. This entertaining cozy mystery will make you chuckle as the latest adventure of the eccentric Mantoni family unfolds in one of the most beautiful cities of the world. Expected Death is the fourth mystery in the series Temptation in Florence. Check out all the books in the "Temptation in Florence" series: Delayed Death (volumen #1) - ASIN: B00AGUZF6S Charmer's Death (volume #2) - ASIN: B00BAFOKZU Banker's Death (volume #3) - ASIN: B00CELFP44 Expected Death (volume #4) - ASIN: B00MMMPO1Y
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Elegant Death

2018

Carlina and Stefano's marriage party is brought to an abrupt end when the glamorous girlfriend of Enzo, Carlina's brother, is shot. Dorotea left her fortune and the famous Milanese Camicie di Silva, a luxurious company for men's shirts, to Enzo, so everything points to him as the culprit. Stefano can't take the case because he's now officially related, but that doesn't stop the Mantonis. Without further ado, Enzo engages Carlina and Stefano as business consultants. To find the real murderer, they have to dive deep into the corporate tangles of the fashion industry in Milan where nothing is as it seems … Elegant Death is the seventh in the cozy mystery series Temptation in Florence. Book 1: Delayed Death Book 2: Charmer's Death Book 3: Banker's Death Book 4: Expected Death Book 5: Seaside Death Book 6: Classic Death Book 7: Elegant Death

Author

Beate Boeker
Beate Boeker
Author · 13 books

I love books with touches of humor and mischief. It doesn't matter if they're romances or mysteries or biographies - as long as they make me chuckle, count me in. Here's my official author bio: Beate Boeker is a USA Today bestselling author with a passion for books that brim over with mischief & humor. Several of her novels were shortlisted for the Golden Quill Contest, the National Readers' Choice Award, the 'Best Indie Books' contest, and the RONE Award. By day, Beate is a marketing consultant with a degree in International Business Administration. Widely traveled, she speaks German, English, French, and Italian and lives in the North of Germany together with her husband and daughter. While 'Boeker' means 'books' in a German dialect, her first name Beate can be translated as ‘Happy’ . . . and with a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else can she do but write novels with happy endings? Contact Beate: Website http://www.happybooks.de Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beate-... Twitter @BeateBoeker

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