Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure:

LORENZO CARCATERRA

Accomplished and imaginative mystery author Lorenzo Carcaterra's Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure serves multiple purposes for dedicated mystery readers or lovers of exotic locals. The featured character, Nonna Maria, is a widowed grandmother who knows everyone and everything about the lush Italian island of Ischia.

The head of the Carabinieri hears that gangsters are en route to kill him as revenge for jailing their peers. Meanwhile, Nonna's friend asks Nonna to track down a supposed treasure, according to a map given to the friend's granddaughter. Despite solid warnings from Nonna's friends and family and the head of the Caribineri, Nonna persists as the plot develops, and readers are drawn into another captivating Nonna Maria adventure.