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The Trouble With Going Home

By: Camilla T. Crespi

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The Trouble With Going Home

By: Camilla T. Crespi

Originally published: New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1995.

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059528471X

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9780595284719

The Trouble with Thin Ice

By: Camilla T. Crespi

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Simona and her detective boyfriend are spending Christmas in a cozy Connecticut inn to attend an interracial wedding. It's Simona's first vacation with Greenhouse and her nervousness isn't helped by the presence of Greenhouse's wary teenage son, Willy. Out for some needed cold air, Simona discovers a body under the thin ice of the nearby lake. The dead woman, whose husband had disappeared years earlier, turns out to have had mysterious ties to Kesho, the African American bride-to-be. Greenhouse is in Florida with his ailing mother, leaving Simona in charge of Willy, when Kesho is arrested for the murder. Convinced of her new friend's innocence and with Willy as her Watson, Simona delves into the town's secrets and lies to uncover the truth. Another murder gives Simona a much-needed clue, but her zeal for the truth puts Willy and her in danger. Thanks to Simona's gutsiness and Willy's fast thinking, the murderer gets his due, Kesho walks down the aisle and Greenhouse asks a question. A recipe for Comfort Pasta is included. "Simona exercises her adorable ways with a vengeance but it is her keen intelligence, not her bubbly personality, that wins." -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Rich in atmosphere and buoyed by wry wit, Crespi's briskly paced narrative calls for an encore." -Publishers Weekly starred review "Crespi turns out a nicely complicated story that includes both unexpected twists and credible interpersonal tensions Simona's voice is personable. She deals deftly with racism and, more generally, with stereotyping, whether it is used to pigeonhole blacks, Italians, or New Yorkers." -Wilson Library Journal "The Trouble With Thin Ice is the best Simona Griffo yet, a fast-paced puzzle with the trademark recipe included." -M.E. Burness, Reading For Pleasure

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0595287174

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9780595287178

The Trouble with a Bad Fit

A Novel of Food, Fashion, and Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

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The Trouble with a Bad Fit

A Novel of Food, Fashion, and Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

New York Fashion Week is only days away and Simona's new client and friend is desperate to finish the collection she hopes will bring her back to fame. Then her fitting model and muse is found murdered in the ladies room. Simona's live-in detective boyfriend, in charge of the case, warns her to stay away, but Simona isn't about to lose a client or let down a friend. Except her boyfriend isn't the only one who wants her off the case. On the way home one evening, Simona is attacked. Dmitri, a Russian cabdriver, arrives on the scene just in time and Simona hires him to be her bodyguard, which doesn't do her much good. Attacked a second time, she ends up in the hospital more determined than ever to find the murderer. Ambitious new partner, angry tailor, overly-protective sample maker, grateful seamstress, jealous competitor--the suspects are many. Only when Simona delves into the past does she arrive at the truth, but not before risking her life again, this time on the runway of Bryant Park. Fashion Footnotes and a recipe for Schmatta pasta are included. "A fast-paced thriller with a convincing fashion background and a cast of characters big enough to fill...a Prada bag." --Suzy Menkes, The New York Times Book Review "This is a clever little novel with lots of insider bits about high fashion and snappy characters." --Margaret Cannon, Toronto Globe and Mail "Sprightly, sunny and gossipy: a welcome return." --Kirkus Reviews "Griffo is an engaging personality: determined, charming and willing to go the extra mile. She might be bloody and bruised, but she is unbowed. I met a heroine whose new adventures I'll seek out." --Roberta Alexander, Contra Costa Times

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320

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iUniverse

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0595284418

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9780595284412

The Price of Silence

By: Camilla Trinchieri

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The Price of Silence

By: Camilla Trinchieri

As Emma Perotti's trial for murder begins, her family recalls how young An-ling Huang walked into her ESL class and her family's life, dredging up memories of the daughter they lost years ago. Now Ang-ling is dead. What happened? Born in Prague to an Italian diplomat father and an American mother, Camilla Trinchieri went to the US aged 12 and returned to Italy after graduating from Barnard College. As Trella Crispy and Camilla T. Crespi she has published seven mysteries.

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419

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Soho Press

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1569474583

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9781569474587

The Trouble with a Small Raise

A Simona Griffo Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

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The Trouble with a Small Raise

A Simona Griffo Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

Simona needs a raise badly, but her boss is too busy with HH&H's new advertising campaign for a fancy perfume to give her the time of day. She gets up early one morning to confront Fred one last time only to find him lying on the plush carpet of his office murdered. Who is the killer and why? Maybe it's the art director who hungered for Fred's job. Or the jilted ad executive. Or the secretive CEO. Or the overworked Office Manager. There are too many suspects to sort through, but when the cute detective assigned to the case discovers incriminating evidence in Simona's desk, she knows she better find the murderer fast. "Replete with well-drawn characters Nothing spoils the fun of this thoroughly engrossing whodunit, [which introduces] one of the boldest and most likable female sleuths." -Publishers Weekly "Small Raise presents a complicated plot and a lot of intriguing ad business colleagues, and introduces Simona's "When in doubt, cook" philosophy. My kind of woman." -Joyce Christmas, Mysterious Women "Crespi has a light touch with location and atmosphere, and her characters are far from the staid characters often found in series books." -Ellen Nehr, Murder Ad Lib "Ms. Crespi truly shines in the humor department. Realistic and richly detailed Crespi will undoubtedly win a following among those who become acquainted with her heroine." -Stevanne Carter, Mostly Murder

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290

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iUniverse

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1491722274

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9781491722275

The Trouble with Going Home

A Simona Griffo Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

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The Trouble with Going Home

A Simona Griffo Mystery

By: Camilla T. Crespi

Returning to her native Rome, amateur sleuth Simona Griffo becomes the horrified witness to the murder of an American art student, a young woman embroiled with a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci drawing, an impoverished Italian prince, and an aggressive American businessman.

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HarperCollins

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006017725X

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9780060177256

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The Trouble With Going Home

The Trouble With Going Home

The Trouble with Thin Ice

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The Trouble with a Bad Fit

The Trouble with a Bad Fit

The Price of Silence

The Price of Silence

The Trouble with a Small Raise

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The Trouble with Going Home

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