by Dick Rosano
Tuscan Blood
Tuscan Blood is part mystery, part wine tutorial and part romp through Tuscany's countryside.
Filippo Trantino, the book's narrator, grew up in Tuscany and then moved to America with his family as a child, leaving his heart among the vines of his family's wine estate. He returns home when his nonno, the grandfather he was named for, dies in a freak accident.
Once there, his cousins convince him Nonno Filippo's death was not an accident and that he must investigate it. He promises to do so and while solving the crime, Filippo traverses the pastoral landscapes of Tuscany, indulges in the area's most delicious wine and food and discovers the life he is meant to live.
Hunting Truffles
Northern Italy is the cradle for a precious culinary gem, the white truffle of Piedmont, worth more than gold and sought after by chefs and foodies alike. But this year, the truffle hunters are in a panic as they discover that their usual harvest has been stolen literally from under their feet. Inexplicably, the bodies of murdered hunters turn up, but no truffles. A young man from Tuscany, in tow with his aunt and her restaurant crew, pursue the theft and the thieves through the hills of Piedmont and the wine and food of Italy.
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