By Laura LaVelle / Wonder Shuffle

One of the things I like about reading mystery novels is the slice of life–the specifics of the time and place the story is set in.  

Dead Men Don’t Ski, the first of Patricia Moyes’ series of novels featuring Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Tibbett, is something similar to an Agatha Christie-style puzzle mystery; Henry and his wife (and assorted other visitors) are on a ski trip in the Italian Dolomites when murder interrupts their holiday. 

There’s a convoluted plot, plenty of people with secrets to hide, post-WWII tensions, well-developed characters (including Henry’s rather appealing wife, Emmy), an extremely unlikable victim, and generally all the necessary ingredients for an old-fashioned cozy mystery. 

Plus it’s fun to vicariously travel to a remote mountain village and meet the locals and the vacationers from various European countries.

Luckily for us travelers, Tibbett is featured in 18 other mysteries.

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Book cover, Dead Men Don't Ski, Felony & Mayhem Press