The Hunting Season

''A cleverly constructed plot, at once romantic and threatening, promotes Tom Benjamin to the first division of crime writers'' Daily Mail

''Ideal holiday reading for those pining for the tastes and smells of the Mediterranean'' The Herald

''Atmospheric and immersive'' M W Craven

''An insider''s view of life in the heart of Bologna - I felt transported there. Gripping plot and immersive description'' Harriet Tyce

''Outstanding... an essential guide for armchair travellers to Italy'' Publishers'' Weekly

It''s truffle season and in the hills around Bologna the hunt is on for the legendary Boscuri White, the golden nugget of Italian gastronomy. But when an American truffle ''supertaster'' goes missing, English detective Daniel Leicester discovers not all truffles are created equal. Did the missing supertaster bite off more than he could chew?

As he goes on the hunt