Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (Paperback)

from Ameise1

I think I rarely laughed as much as I did while reading this book. What makes it special is the language. Auntie Poldi is a Bavarian who was married to a Sicilian. After his death, everything is too dull in Munich, so she emigrates to Sicily to her sisters-in-law and their families. She buys a ho...

from hobbitprincess

Auntie Poldi is an enchanting lady of a certain age who moves to Sicily to be near family. The novel is narrated by her nephew; he holds his aunt in high esteem. Auntie Poldi's handyman turns up murdered, and she has to have a hand in solving the mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Auntie Poldi...

from thebooklover2

Oh that I were as brave as Auntie Poldi! When life in Munich just seems to much to bear, Aunti Poldi moves to Sicily where she has a view of the seas, good food, and good wine. Everything is going along just swimmingly, when her handyman turns up dead and Aunti Polid just happens to be the one to...

from mabeline

Aunti Poldi retires at age 60 to Sicily to drink and enjoy the sea view. Things don't go smoothly though when the young man who helps out around her house goes missing. Poldi takes it on herself to find out what happened to him and inserts herself into the local police investigation (she loves me...

from Loried

I found this book to be a very light and entertaining mystery. It was enjoyable to have the book based in Sicily. I would have preferred the book to have been written directly about Poldi rather than through her writer nephew; I didn't think that added to the book in any way. It seemed like the a...