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Shadows of Rome: A Memoir

SHADOWS OF ROME A MEMOIR, COMING SOON WAR AND LOVE FROM ITALY TO CALIFORNIA An extravagant neo-baroque artist and outspoken proto-feminist, the mercurial Romana Laura…

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November (and December) Book Tour for Roman Roulette: Murder in the Catacombs, A Daria Vinci Investigation

I’m looking forward to seeing you at one of our No Cal or So Cal book events in November, our virtual event on Nov. 1…

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ROMAN ROULETTE: MURDER IN THE CATACOMBS

COMING on November 1, 2022 In Commissioner Daria Vinci’s second investigation, the intrepid, beautiful Italian police commissioner finds herself in the dark, dank entrails of…

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Roman Roulette: Murder in the Catacombs, coming on November 1, 2022

Exciting news! Commissioner Daria Vinci’s Second Investigation (after Red Riviera: Murder on the Italian Riviera) is coming out on November 1, 2022. Published by Alan…

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Four of Clubs: Murder Among Friends, book review by John Pearce

The first review of Four of Clubs: Murder in the High Sierra is up! You can read the whole review by fellow novelist John Pearce…

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Pesto, the Mafia, and Wolves Guarding Sheep: the first Red Riviera blog post by Commissioner Daria Vinci, guest blogger

Red Riviera: A Daria Vinci Investigation, pub date: June 25, 2021,Alan Squire Publishing, ASP Introducing Commissioner Daria Vinci, a plainclothes special agent of the elite…

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Red Riviera is Coming!

The First Daria Vinci Investigation: June 25, 2021 Its jaws open wide, a firefighting seaplane skims the glittering Gulf of Portofino on Italy’s jagged Ligurian…

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The Gardener of Eden Book Tour March 2019

Northern California Friday, March 1, 6 pm, Catamaran Literary Salon, Santa Cruz: Lit Chat at The Tannery, 1050 River St., Suite118, Santa Cruz CA 95060…

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The Gardener of Eden, my debut literary novel of suspense

The Gardener of Eden is my literary debut, a haunting and luminous novel of suspense. The story’s antihero, James, discovers dark secrets lurking beneath the…

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A Taste of Paris: Winner of Gourmand International Award, culinary travel, USA

  Breaking  News: A Taste of Paris has won the 2017 Gourmand Award for best food/travel book from the USA, and goes into the world…

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A Taste of Paris: How the City of Light became the City of Food, with NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley

Click to listen to NPR's Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley as she hits the streets of the City of Light with author David Downie in search…

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A Taste of Paris: Publishers Lunch

The most influential newsletter in the publishing industry, Publishers Lunch, featured A Taste of Paris on Thursday, November 9, 2017… We're in good company! Related…

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