At the Bar Lume, in a small coastal resort near Livorno, between shots of espresso and hands of cards, four old-timers and Massimo, the barman, wile away the time chatting, arguing, and theorizing about the murder of a young woman in their town.
The girl's body was found in a dumpster bin on th[...]
This new novel by Marco Malvaldi marks the return of the investigative quartet nicknamed the "senile squad." At the Bar Lume, with the exception of the bartender Massimo and his assistant, the beautiful and kindly Tiziana, the youngest regular customer is Aldo, seventy-something owner of the Osteria[...]
Nothing could please a chef more than a chance to learn the secrets of a Baron's castle kitchen. Having travelled the length and breadth of the country compiling his masterpiece, The Science of Cooking and The Art of Eating Well, Pellegrino Artusi relishes the prospect of a few quiet days and a boar[...]
En luksusvilla i den døsige badebyen Pineto i Toscana blir solgt til spottpris. Hendelsen kunne forblitt en kuriositet, hadde det ikke vært for de fire geskjeftige pensjonistene som fordriver dagene ved stambordet i den lokale baren. Når de ikke fordyper seg i egne helseproblemer, sladrer de om l[...]