Auntie Poldi lives in Sicily and tells the story to the narrator, of how she managed to solve a crime that involved, among other things, lion statues. The narrator is his nephew, that goes to live with her to work on a book. I really enjoyed the adventures that Auntie Poldi went through - it is fun and entertaining. It is not a book that will make you laugh all the time, but it will certainly make you smile - and look forward to the second book in the series. I felt the middle of the book was a bit slow, but then things really started to happen more towards the end, and the story gets more exciting. You also get to learn more about the island of Sicily and its peculiarities - like the Mount Etna and its tendency to spill lava from time to time.