Thank you @netgalley for introducing me to the "An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery" series with "Murder in Florance" by T. A. Williams. This book is to be released April 7, 2023. Even those this is the third in the series I didn't feel as if I was missing anything. However, I do now want to now read the first and second books.

"Murder in Florence" By T. A. Williams was a different take on a cozy mystery than I am used to. It was from a later in life male point of view. Typically, you see most cozy mysteries as a 30 something female. I was not disappointed though. It was very well done and didn't go into a gum shoe, private eye, like narrative. Those can get a little demeaning to women in the over "sexed" descriptors. This was pleasantly cozy. The only annoyingly male thing was that the main character kept saying that his dog "like the ladies." Once or twice of that was more than enough.

Loved book 1. Another excellent Murder mystery/cosy crime book that is very gripping. Fans of this genre need to read this series

I haven't read the first book in this series but didn't feel I missed anything as this can be read as a stand alone since the only thing missing is how Armstrong and Oscar came to be together and how Armstrong came to be in Italy. This story was a fun read with with twist and turns and some surprises so I didn't know who had done it and couldn't stop reading until I found out. The characters are great and I loved Oscar who should have been a Spaniel for me. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Another great read by T A Williams and the third involving ex English Detective now Private Investigator, Dan Armstrong and Oscar his black Labrador.

This book once again was set in Italy, Florence where Dan is helping to investigate the murder by bow and arrow on a movie set with actors filming some of the movie in Italy. The cast and crew are from America with a script that travels back in time to Florence.

Follow along as the story unfolds with a few twists and turns, near misses and murders along with describing the beautiful countryside of Tuscany, the history, the people and the food!

I look forward to more adventures with Dan and Oscar very soon!

I’m loving this series and return to Florence safe in the knowledge of a fun and entertaining read. Dan Armstrong, former Chief Inspector at the Met, is now a private investigator , frequently helping out the Italian police due to a budding friendship with Virgilio, the Chief of Police. But now, Dan also takes on cases of his own. This time round, he’s trying out his new camera to catch out a cheating husband when Virgilio asks him to look into the matter of some threats made to the crew of a film company from the USA. These threats, odd that they should be sent to an American cast, are even more unusual in that they are delivered by crossbow.
Dan takes the case, and with Oscar in tow – naturally – he sets off to question the cast and crew about the threats. Never did he imagine he’d spend the coming days dressed in Renaissance garb, complete with tights and a floppy hat, but in order to blend in he does so, much to the amusement of his Florentine friends and colleagues. However, tracking the archer is not easy, whoever is sending these threats is skilled and light on his or her feet, but at least no-one has been killed yet.
Ah, and then someone is found dead in the woods with an arrow in his back. The case is developing at a pace that Dan can’t match, and this murder requires him to work with the police now to catch the culprit.
This book continues with great characterisation as Dan settles into his new life, honing his skills as an author and investigator, and appreciating the beauty of his surroundings. He considers himself a lucky man to work in such a beautiful setting, and with a hint of romance on the horizon, life for Dan is going well. Another great mystery and a series I’m happy to return to.

Another great book in this series. Dan, a private investigator recently moved to Italy, finds himself looking into some threatening notes on the set of a movie. He will come face to face with cranky directors, beautiful actresses, and burly security guards. Once he navigates through all the different personalities, he has to figure out who is trying to shut down the movie and why.
As always, the characters are enjoyable, the plot is captivating, and I loved reading about Oscar again. Highly recommend. Can be read as a stand alone.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for meh honest review.

Another hit in a great series. Trying to solve who is sending arrows and death threats on a movies site is proving complicated for Dan and his faithful dog Oscar. Enjoyed this one and would highly recommend it.

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Dan Armstrong retired after 30 years in the Murder Squad where his "pals" gave him the "gift" of a writers' retreat in Tuscany. Since then, he has become divorced, settled in to stay, made friends with some men in the local Polizia, adopted a Black Lab (Oscar), and written a mystery that's ready for publication.
Now he's been recommended to look into threats being made via crossbow bolt to the crew of a film company who has plans to film on location for a few weeks. It's certainly unusual, especially since he has to dress in tights and doublet all day! Things escalate until there is an actual murder. While this is a cozy mystery, it is also something of a procedural because of personal involvement with the Polizia.
Fun, twisty, surprising, and definitely unputdownable! Great characters, good worldbuilding, very relatable. There is also a simple delineation of the policing branches in Italy that I never found clarified by Andrea Camilleri.
I requested and received an e-book copy from Boldwood Books courtesy of NetGalley. Thank you!

Another brilliantly entertaining mystery from T A Williams in this third book in the Tuscan mystery series. Retired DCI Dan Armstrong has now become a private investigator and spends most of his time in the less glamorous aspects of following people to get evidence of infidelity etc. However, he then gets asked to look into threats that have been received by a US film crew who are filming in the area. Dan accompanied by his gorgeous dog, Oscar, goes and spends time on the film set where he meets the glamorous stars as well as a very grumpy Hollywood director. Very soon, the threats become real as a murder takes place.

As in the previous books, the plotting is done brilliantly. There is a large cast of characters, several of whom could possibly have a motive for the killing and I only guessed at the probable outcome very close to the end. The setting is gorgeous with filming taking place around Florence and Dan also doing a bit of sight-seeing with the glamorous star of the film. I loved the beginnings of a romance for Dan too.

Although this is the third in the Armstrong and Oscar series, it can easily be read as a stand alone as there is very little reference to the previous stories.

Huge thanks to Net Galley and Boldwood Books for my ARC in exchange for my honest review. I’m already looking forward to Dan and Oscar’s next adventure.

This is a series that is going from strength to strength with each book, as T. A. Williams really gets to grips with this new genre of his.

For this is simply sublime, I had absolutely no idea who to suspect, and it turns out just about everything is relevant even when you think it may not be. It's incredibly well plotted, and I couldn't get enough of this mystery.

I loved the film set as a location in Florence, and although there was perhaps a bit more history in this for my tastes, it all fitted in well, as the film being shot has historical elements around the Medici family. And as the film is being shot in various locales around the Florence area, Dan with Oscar are on hand to see if he can work out just who has been shooting arrows and threats at the film set.

There is aa great cast of characters, and this easily works as a standalone, with only a handful of characters that have been in the series before, those being the police that Dan, who is now a private investigator has been working with before.

I loved getting to know the various people making the film, and trying to figure out if they are suspects.

It's such a fabulous cosy mystery from an author that can do no wrong in my eyes. Utterly fantastic.

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

Hollywood Comes To Town…
The third in the Armstrong and Oscar series of mysteries and another thoroughly entertaining and engaging cosy mystery set in a blissful and delicious location. Dan, now settled permanently in Tuscany with Oscar at his side, is finding that his now chosen profession is not quite as glamorous as it sounds as he deals with the seedier side of private investigations. Things are about to take an odd direction, however, when a Hollywood movie set comes to town and suffers a spate of strange and bizarre incidents - it’s not too long before murder makes an appearance. Suspects are numerous and motives even more so. As bodies begin to pile, Dan realises that he too may well be a target. With a wonderful sense of place, a cast of well crafted and credible characters - not least the delightful Oscar- and an intriguing mystery at heart this is another enjoyable entry in this new series and the next is already greatly anticipated.