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Marsala Maroon: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery (Franki Amato Mysteries, Book 6)

By: Traci Andrighetti
Narrated by: Madeline Mrozek
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An ax murder leaves Franki less than jazzed....

Jazz Fest is in full swing in The Big Easy, but PI Franki Amato is singing the blues. The owner of an historic Italian grocery and deli is murdered in a manner eerily reminiscent of the Axeman of New Orleans, a notorious serial killer who hasn’t struck in more than a century, and someone Franki knows has been arrested for the crime. Adding to her distress, Franki, her mom, and her meddling Sicilian nonna finally meet her fiancé’s family, but the tone of their encounter is decidedly downbeat. And just as her personal life strikes a sour note, the killer jazzes up his techniques. The pressure is on Franki to decipher an odd assortment of clues - an old gramophone record, a stolen trumpet, and a bottle of marsala wine. If she doesn’t, she could be the next one to get the ax.

Marsala Maroon is book six in the Franki Amato Mysteries, but it can be listened to as a stand-alone. If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you’ll drink up this fun series by USA Today best-selling author Traci Andrighetti. Cheers!

Franki Amato Mysteries:

  • Limoncello Yellow (book 1)
  • Prugnolino Purple (spring short story 1.5)
  • Prosecco Pink (book 2)
  • Rosolio Red (holiday short story 2.5)
  • Amaretto Amber (book 3)
  • Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story 3.5)
  • Campari Crimson (book 4)
  • Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story 4.5)
  • Galliano Gold (book 5)
  • Cremoncello Cream (Sicily short story 5.5)
  • Marsala Maroon (book 6)
  • Mirto Magenta (Sardinia short story 6.5)
  • Valpolicella Violet (book 7, coming in the fall of 2021!)
©2020 Traci Andrighetti (P)2021 Traci Andrighetti Cosy Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Italy Detective Short Story Witty Scary Celebration

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Critic reviews

“Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” (Gemma Halliday, New York Times best-selling author)

“Traci’s writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud.... A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times best-selling author)
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When Frankie’s mom and Nona find out Bradly’s mom and grandma are coming to town they refuse to leave. Then her dad calls and asks for her to look into a friends death and things are just starting up. I love how Traci Andrighetti can have you hating a character one minute with Frankie and loving them with her the next. Madeline Mrozek just knocks this series out of the park! I love all her unique accents. It really make the audios!

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I loved this as a book but enjoyed it even more as an audio book. The author packs so much humour into each adventure that it is bound to brighten anyone's day. I enjoyed the bright and colourful setting of New Orleans because it seems that anything can happen there and usually does, well in Franki's world anyway. Where the upper class Boston side meets Sicilian/Italian grandma's and New Orleans strippers, Mardi Gras Indian carrying axes the calamity is sure to follow and boy does it. The mystery was interesting and is all about an old grudge and with plenty of odd ball suspects it will certainly keep you guessing. Even though I had read the book and could remember most of it (okay the funny parts) I wasn't sure who the killer was. It is the characters that keep me coming back to this series. Especially the family antics, I am glad they aren't my family but they sure make for a great story and one I can listen to again and a again. I can't wait for the next book in this fantastic series, a series that is at the top of my must read list.
She has only just got engaged but with her mother and grandmother moving in to plan the wedding Franki didn't think her life could get anymore complicated. That is until she gets a phone call from her father asking her to look into the death of an old family friend, from the grocery business. It seems he has managed to get himself killed in the same way as some murders that took place years ago. Is the killer back after all this time? The police don't think so and arrest a Friend of Franki's, Wendell, when it is discovered he was the last person to see him alive and had an argument with the victim. Is Wendell right in thinking that with a killer with an axe on the lose, prison is the safest place to be? Frankie doesn't think so and teams up with a new trainee P.I to investigate Mardi Gras traditions, grocery store owners, a jazz band with a checkered past, the strange world of voodoo curses, witch craft and tomahawk carrying Indians. But even that pales at through of a face to face meal with her mother and the in laws to discuss the wedding. Facing down axe killing murder is so much easier and less stressful.
I liked the narrator, she does some amazing voices for the characters and she obviously enjoys her job as evident of the added bonus of the bloopers at the end of the story.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Strippers + witches + Indians + Pi's = A+ story

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This was my first book from this author and this series and whilst it was book 6 I had no troubles keeping up with what was going on. This book had me laughing out loud at some points and feeling a little confused at others because just when I had an idea on who might be the killer something would change and now you’d be left trying to work out who else it could be. I loved this story and will certainly be looking to listen to more books from this author.
The narrator Madeline was great I loved her voice and all the characters voices she did and then to add a spin on things right at the end she popped in some of her bloopers what a hoot.

Awesome story

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