Book Review - Murder at the Ponte Vecchio by T A Williams

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Title: Murder At The Ponte Vecchio

Author: T A Williams

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 4th May 2025

Rating: 4 Stars

An iconic bridge... 🌉

Private investigator, Dan Armstrong, lives and works in Florence and knows the world famous Ponte Vecchio well. Usually a magnet for tourists, on this occasion it is the scene of an unexplained death, and Dan finds himself involved in the intriguing case.

An uncompromising man... 😠

Dan quickly discovers that the victim, an elderly jeweller, was every bit as hard as the diamonds he sold in his shop on the bridge. Few people liked him, not even his adult children, and his business dealings look murkier than the waters of the River Arno. Dan suspects more secrets lie hidden…perhaps inside the massive safe in the old man's luxury villa…

A complex case. 💎🔍

As the evidence begins to mount up, so too do the suspects with their different motives. With a fortune in gold bullion and precious stones involved, Dan thinks the only way to catch the killer is to lay a trap, but might he be caught in the killer’s sights? Fortunately, he has Oscar, his canine wingman at his side, always eager to prove that he's as good as gold. 🐶

Can Dan and Oscar sniff out the killer’s tracks or will this case be a bridge too far?

Another great instalment in this long running series featuring Oscar and Dan. 

I always give Oscar top billing as he is one very smart Labrador and I absolutely love his emotional intelligence and his intuition. 

Although in fairness to Dan, Dan definitely put in a lot of work this time around, and the various threads of this story were brought together in a way that I probably should have seen coming, but totally didn't. 

I enjoyed seeing how all the thread came together in this rather intriguing story.  I was never quite sure which way it would go. 

It's also good to see more of Dan and Anna's relationship, and seeing how Anna has useful contacts for Dan this time around.  And then there is the rather intriguing Zebra, and a side plot that was rather entertaining. 

I can't believe that this is book 11 already in the series, feels like only yesterday that I was reading the first one  And it is still as entertaining as when it started.  I can't wait to see what Dan gets up to next. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.