Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio

When her idyllic Sicilian retirement is interrupted by one of her unfaithful detective inspector husband's cases, the irascible Auntie Poldi uncovers shocking secrets in her effort to rescue an in-law from the Mafia.
"The latest installment in Mario Giordano's bestselling series of charming mysteries, starring Sicily's most glamorous gumshoe, Auntie Poldi ("Long may she reign.")"--
When her idyllic Sicilian retirement is interrupted by one of her unfaithful detective inspector husband’s cases, the irascible Auntie Poldi uncovers shocking secrets in her effort to rescue an in-law from the Mafia.
Sicily&;s most glamorous gumshoe Auntie Poldi (&;Long may she reign.&;*) just can&;t enjoy a honeymoon period in peace&;enter one ex-husband, a mysterious moniker, and a prize the Mafia would kill for. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The latest installment in Mario Giordano&;s best-selling series of charming mysteries, starring Sicily&;s most glamorous gumshoe, Auntie Poldi ("Long may she reign." *)*Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAll the beloved, irascible Auntie Poldi wanted from her Sicilian retirement was time to enjoy the sunshine, a free-flowing supply of wine, and a sultry romance with Chief Inspector Vito Montana. But then her idyll is rudely disrupted by the last person she wants to see on her doorstep: John Owenya, detective inspector with the Tanzanian Ministry of Home Affairs, who is also her estranged lying cheat of a husband.Not only is John's sudden reappearance putting a kink in Poldi's dreamy love affair with Montana, but his presence also comes with a plea for help&;and unwanted clashes with the Mafia.Where is John's half-brother? What is the ten-million-dollar "it" that John's brother was last seen with, which has both the Sicilian and the Tanzanian mobs in a frenzy? With only a postcard that has a phone number and a name, "Handsome Antonio," on the back, Auntie Poldi hops begrudgingly (albeit with a great deal of gumption and panache) back into the saddle (in this case, an immaculate red Maserati Cabrio from the eighties with cream leather upholstery). The faster she finds Handsome Antonio, the sooner she can get John Owenya out of her hair and her love life. But the people Poldi discovers along the way may very well knock her immaculate wig askew.