Blog Tour: Last Testament in Bologna – Tom Benjamin

Last Testament in Bologna is the fourth in Tom Benjamin’s critically-acclaimed Bologna-set series featuring British private detective Daniel Leicester.

When an old man makes a bequest to investigate the mysterious death of his son, English detective Daniel Leicester follows a trail to one of Bologna’s wealthiest families – makers of some of the world’s most coveted supercars – and discovers that beneath the glamour of the Formula One circuit lurk sinister interests that may be prepared to kill to keep their secrets.

 

Tom Benjamin grew up in the suburbs of north London and began his working life as a journalist before becoming a spokesman for Scotland Yard. He later moved into public health, where he led drugs awareness programme FRANK. He now lives in Bologna. Follow Tom @tombenjaminsays on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or at tombenjamin.com

 

Praise for Tom Benjamin:

‘The locale is brought to life.’ The Times

‘The first division of crime writers’ Daily Mail

‘Ideal holiday reading for those pining for the tastes and smells of the Mediterranean’ The Herald, Scotland

‘Outstanding… An essential guide for armchair travelers to Italy.’ Publishers Weekly (US)

‘As many twists and turns as a plate of spaghetti’ Italia!

‘An insider’s view of life in the heart of Bologna – I felt transported there.’ Harriet Tyce

My thoughts: called in to hear the will reading of a former engineer, Daniel and the Comandante are charged by the deceased to investigate the death of his youngest son. Ruled an accident, the father never believed there wasn’t something suspicious about a racing car driver messing up a turn and driving over a drop-off.

As Daniel digs into world of Formula One racing, and the personal lives of the …. family, the Comandante is in hospital for a hip replacement, the family are all worried about him, even though it’s a straightforward operation.

Dolores seems to be undertaking her own investigation, and Daniel is a bit worried about her, and he’s teaching Rose to drive, which is a little harrowing in its own way.

It was great to be back in Bologna with Daniel and the team/family, I don’t know anything really about Formula One, and it wasn’t really needed, thankfully, as the case boils down to people and relationships. There’s lots of fathers and sons,  and father-in-law/son including Daniel and the Comandante here, some relationships better than others. And Daniel is good at understanding people.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.