Turn to Stone by James W. Ziskin

Turn to Stone

An Ellie Stone Mystery

James W. Ziskin

Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · January 21, 2020

This 1960s-era locked-room mystery takes Ellie Stone to Florence, Italy--a seemingly idyllic setting, which in this case has sinister undertones.

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Who it’s for
A confined mystery turns Florence’s summer pleasures into something distinctly less idyllic.
Themes
Confinement, Long-buried secrets, Murder
Pacing
Mixed

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This 1960s-era locked-room mystery takes Ellie Stone to Florence, Italy--a seemingly idyllic setting, which in this case has sinister undertones. Florence, Italy, August 1963. In Italy to accept a posthumous award for her late father's academic work, "girl reporter" Ellie Stone is invited to spend a weekend outside Florence with some of the scholars attending the symposium.

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A suspected rubella outbreak leaves the ten friends quarantined in the bucolic setting with little to do but tell stories to entertain themselves. Deciding to make the best of their confinement, the men and women spin tales, gorge themselves on fine Tuscan food and wine, and enjoy the delicious fruit of transient love. But the summer bacchanalia takes a menacing turn when the man who organized the symposium is fished out of the Arno. "Morto." As long-buried secrets rise to the surface, Ellie must figure out if one or more of her newfound friends is capable of murder.

Tuscan Tensions

A confined mystery turns Florence’s summer pleasures into something distinctly less idyllic.

Come here for

  • A locked-room puzzle in 1963 Italy
  • Scholars, storytelling, and Tuscan food and wine

Expect

  • An enclosed cast and a menacing turn
  • Ellie Stone sorting secrets from suspicion

Where it sits

Historical Mystery97%
Women Detectives44%
International Crime Fiction36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Women Detectives
  • Historical Mystery
  • Cozy Mysteries
Authors
James W. Ziskin
Publisher
Seventh Street Books
Published
January 21, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Confinement · Long-buried secrets · Murder
Reading lane
Women Detectives