Francesca "Franki" Amato is a tough-talking rookie cop in Texas—until a 911 call involving her boyfriend, Vince, and a German female wrestler convinces her that she isn't cut out for a life on the police force. So Franki moves to New Orleans to work at her friend Veronica's detective agency, Private Chicks, Inc. But her hopes for a more stable life are dashed when Private Chicks is hired by the prime suspect in a murder case to find out what really happened to a beautiful young boutique manager who was found strangled with a cheap yellow scarf. When she's not investigating, Franki is hoping to seduce handsome bank executive Bradley Hartmann, but most of her time is spent dodging date offers from a string of "good Italian boys"—make that not-so-good aging Italian men—that her meddlesome Sicilian grandma has recruited as marriage candidates. As Mardi Gras approaches and the mystery of the murdered shop girl gets more complicated, Franki must decipher the odd ramblings of a Voodoo priestess to solve both the murder and the mystery of her own love life.
Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (book #1) Prosecco Pink (book #2) Rosolio Red (holiday short story) Amaretto Amber (book #3) Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story) Prugnolino Purple (spring short story) Campari Crimson (book #4) Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story) Galliano Gold (book #5)
"Andrighetti’s dialogue is genuine yet uproarious, and her glowing characters animatedly leap off the page. Her sparkling wit keeps the hijinks brimming with merriment." ~ Long Island Book Reviews
“Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling author
“Traci’s writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud…. A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!” ~ Kristin Harmel, Internationally bestselling novelist (The Sweetness of Forgetting)

Limoncello Yellow (Franki Amato Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Andrighetti, Traci

Mystery

Limoncello Press

For Franki Amato, life in New Orleans is anything but “The Big Easy.” When she met handsome bank executive Bradley Hartmann, she knew she’d finally found a man she could trust. But she can’t say the same for his sexy new secretary, who is about as trustworthy as Mata Hari and every bit as seductive. Meanwhile, Franki’s best friend and employer, Veronica Maggio, has named her the lead investigator in the murder of a gorgeous cosmetics CEO who was found lying dead in the master bedroom of a historic plantation home. Now the pressure is on Franki to figure out what a bottle of pink lip gloss and the legend of a pink diamond have to do with the bizarre killing. But the plantation is supposedly haunted, and Franki is less than enthusiastic about meeting a ghost. Adding to her stress, her Sicilian grandma is up to her usual meddling antics—this time planning Franki’s engagement to Bradley before he has even popped the question. As Bradley grows distant and plantation employees begin dropping like Southern belles during a sweltering summer, Franki turns to a psychic with a phobia of ghosts to solve the mysterious murders and her own relationship fears. Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (book #1) Prosecco Pink (book #2) Rosolio Red (holiday short story) Amaretto Amber (book #3) Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story) Prugnolino Purple (spring short story) Campari Crimson (book #4) Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story) Galliano Gold (book #5)
"Andrighetti’s dialogue is genuine yet uproarious, and her glowing characters animatedly leap off the page. Her sparkling wit keeps the hijinks brimming with merriment." ~ Long Island Book Reviews “Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling author“Traci’s writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud…. A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!” ~ Kristin Harmel, Internationally bestselling novelist (The Sweetness of Forgetting)

Prosecco Pink (Franki Amato Mysteries)

Private investigator Franki Amato has just turned thirty, and she feels anything but festive. For starters, she can’t have cake because she’s given up sweets, and one of her teeth is torturing her. To add insult to birthday injury, she has to investigate a surreal strip club homicide—with her sixtyish ex-stripper landlady. Then her meddling Sicilian grandma crashes the New Orleans non-party and insists that she steal a lemon to land a husband. Unfortunately for Franki, the man she has in mind has his mind somewhere else, and their relationship seems to have soured. Adding to her troubles, she has to figure out what a missing amber pendant and a mysterious amaretto bottle have to do with the murder, not to mention why she’s being followed. When a second dancer goes down and a third is threatened, Franki turns to a weird witch to crack the case and cancel a curse before someone blows out her candles for good.
Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (book #1) Prosecco Pink (book #2) Rosolio Red (holiday short story) Amaretto Amber (book #3) Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story) Prugnolino Purple (spring short story) Campari Crimson (book #4) Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story) Galliano Gold (book #5)
"Andrighetti’s dialogue is genuine yet uproarious, and her glowing characters animatedly leap off the page. Her sparkling wit keeps the hijinks brimming with merriment." ~ Long Island Book Reviews
“Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling author
“Traci’s writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud…. A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!” ~ Kristin Harmel, Internationally bestselling novelist (The Sweetness of Forgetting)

Amaretto Amber (Franki Amato Mysteries)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Halloween is looming large in New Orleans, and Private Investigator Franki Amato’s in a gloomy mood. Her boyfriend Bradley has to leave on an extended business trip, and her slacker brother is coming to town with her matchmaker nonna who’s determined to see a Sicilian lemon superstition bear fruit. Meanwhile, the entire city is spooked because a caped figure is targeting its blood banks. Things turn macabre when a psychic makes a dark prediction about Franki’s brother and a frat boy is found in a cemetery crypt with his blood drained. As bad luck would have it, Franki is hired to investigate the murder by the number one police suspect, an eighteenth-century vampire impersonator. A detective acquaintance offers to team up to find the killer, but he’s interested in more than Franki’s professional input. To solve the case, she goes solo into NOLA’s vampire community and immerses herself in local vampire legends. Can Franki prevent another bloodletting? Or will the next blood spilled be her own?
Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (book #1) Prosecco Pink (book #2) Rosolio Red (holiday short story) Amaretto Amber (book #3) Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story) Prugnolino Purple (spring short story) Campari Crimson (book #4) Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story) Galliano Gold (book #5)
"Andrighetti’s dialogue is genuine yet uproarious, and her glowing characters animatedly leap off the page. Her sparkling wit keeps the hijinks brimming with merriment." ~ Long Island Book Reviews
"Traci Andrighetti's Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!" ~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling author
"Traci's writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud…. A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!" ~ Kristin Harmel, Internationally bestselling novelist (The Sweetness of Forgetting)

Campari Crimson (Franki Amato Mysteries)

The first three mysteries in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato series: Limoncello Yellow, Prosecco Pink, and Amaretto Amber
When Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her aging ex-stripper landlady has some rather odd policies. Meanwhile, Franki is hired to investigate a series of bizarre murders in a luxury boutique, a haunted plantation, and a Bourbon Street strip club, and her work puts her in contact with colorful local characters, like voodoo mambos, drag queens, and wealthy socialites, not to mention killers. While she’s on the case, her meddlesome Sicilian nonna tries to crack an ongoing mystery—how to get her married, and pronto—and she might just be Franki’s biggest nemesis. Other Franki Amato Mysteries: Rosolio Red (holiday short story) Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome short story) Prugnolino Purple (spring short story) Campari Crimson (book #4) Cannellino Caramel (holiday short story) Galliano Gold (book #5)

Franki Amato Mysteries Box Set: (Books 1-3)

It's Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, but PI Franki Amato has too many problems to celebrate. A proven Sicilian lemon tradition hasn't landed her a proposal, so her nonna has amped up the meddling to get her married, and pronto. Franki's also under pressure to solve the strange murder of a family friend's nephew, Nick Pescatore, who was found on a Mississippi River steamboat rumored to be haunted. When the sinister old boat sets sail on an overnight gambling cruise, Franki goes undercover with a motley crew, including a Mark Twainophile captain with a murderous past and a slimy galley chef with a mobster brother, not to mention an ex-stripper landlady with a newfound career as a memoir writer and all-too public speaker. Franki has to figure out what missing Civil War gold, a playing card, and a mysterious woman on roller skates have to do with Nick's death. If she doesn't, it's anchors aweigh for Franki-down to Davy Jones' locker.

Galliano Gold (Franki Amato Mysteries)

An ax murder leaves Franki less than jazzed... 
Jazz Fest is in full swing in The Big Easy, but PI Franki Amato is singing the blues. The owner of an historic Italian grocery and deli is murdered in a manner eerily reminiscent of the Axeman of New Orleans, a notorious serial killer who hasn’t struck in over a century, and someone Franki knows has been arrested for the crime. Adding to her distress, Franki, her mom, and her meddling Sicilian nonna finally meet her fiancé’s family, but the tone of their encounter is decidedly downbeat. And just as her personal life strikes a sour note, the killer jazzes up his techniques. The pressure is on Franki to decipher an odd assortment of clues—an old gramophone record, a stolen trumpet, and a bottle of marsala wine. If she doesn’t, she could be the next one to get the ax. 
Marsala Maroon is book 6 in the Franki Amato Mysteries, but it can be read as a standalone. If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you’ll drink up this fun series by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Andrighetti. Cheers!\nFRANKI AMATO MYSTERIES: 
Limoncello Yellow (book 1) 
Prosecco Pink (book 2) 
Amaretto Amber (book 3) 
Campari Crimson (book 4) 
Galliano Gold (book 5) 
Marsala Maroon (book 6) 
Valpolicella Violet (book 7) 
Tuaca Tan (book 8) 
Nocino Noir (book 9, coming in 2024!)\nTo find out what Franki’s up to between the books, join Traci’s newsletter at traciandrighetti.com to get the Franki Amato Mini Mysteries for FREE!\n"Andrighetti’s dialogue is genuine yet uproarious, and her glowing characters animatedly leap off the page. Her sparkling wit keeps the hijinks brimming with merriment." 
~ Long Island Book Reviews 
“Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato Mysteries have me tickled pink! Her smart, sassy heroine, wacky cast of characters, and vividly original settings had me glued to the page. I can’t wait to read more from this author!” 
~ Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling author 
“Traci’s writing is sharp and funny; the world she paints leaps off the page and makes the reader laugh out loud…. A thoroughly enjoyable voice in fiction!” 
~ Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author

Marsala Maroon (Franki Amato Mysteries)

Francesca "Franki" Amato is a straight-shooting rookie cop in Austin, Texas, until an embarrassing 911 call prompts her to take a job at her best friend's PI agency in New Orleans. But Franki soon learns that solving crime in The Big Easy is no Bourbon Street party. Case in point, her first investigation involves the murder of a beautiful boutique manager who was strangled with a cheap yellow scarf, and her primary suspect is her client. When Franki's not on the clock, she hopes to get cozy with a handsome bank executive named Bradley, but her meddlesome Sicilian nonna has other ideas about who she should date. As Mardi Gras approaches and the boutique mystery deepens, Franki must decipher the odd ramblings of a voodoo priestess, or she could end up single-and the next strangling victim. Bonus Short Mystery (hardcover edition only): Prugnolino Purple (Franki Amato Mysteries 1.5)

Limoncello Yellow: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery (Franki Amato Mysteries)

For PI Franki Amato, New Orleans is anything but The Big Easy. Her best friend and employer has assigned her an unsettling investigation-the murder of a gorgeous cosmetics CEO at an allegedly haunted plantation. Adding to Franki's stress, her meddling Sicilian nonna is planning her engagement even though her boyfriend, Bradley, hasn't popped the question, and his new secretary seems determined to ensure a proposal never happens. As Bradley grows distant and the plantation grows dangerous, Franki turns to a psychic who is deathly afraid of ghosts. But her relationship is the least of her worries. She has to figure out what pink lip gloss, pirates, and a legendary diamond have to do with the bizarre homicide before she, too, drops dead like a Southern belle during a sweltering summer.BONUS SHORT MYSTERY (hardcover edition only): Rosolio Red (Franki Amato Mysteries 2.5)

Prosecco Pink: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery (Franki Amato Mysteries)

Private investigator Franki Amato has just turned thirty, and she feels anything but festive. For starters, she can't have cake because she's given up sweets, and one of her teeth is torturing her. To add insult to birthday injury, she has to investigate a surreal strip club homicide-with her sixtyish ex-stripper landlady. Then her meddling Sicilian grandma crashes the New Orleans non-party and insists that she steal a lemon to land a husband. Unfortunately for Franki, the man she has in mind has his mind somewhere else, and their relationship seems to have soured. Adding to her troubles, she has to figure out what a missing amber pendant and a mysterious amaretto bottle have to do with the murder, not to mention why she's being followed. When a second dancer goes down and a third is threatened, Franki turns to a weird witch to crack the case and cancel a curse before someone blows out her candles for good.BONUS SHORT MYSTERY (hardcover edition only): Fragolino Fuchsia (Franki Amato Mysteries 3.5)

Amaretto Amber: A Private Investigator Comedy Mystery (Franki Amato Mysteries)

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