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Camilla Trinchieri

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Camilla Trinchieri
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Other names
  • Trella Crespi
  • Camilla T. Crespi
Education
OccupationWriter
AwardsItalian American Association Book Award 2017
Websitehttp://www.camillatrinchieri.com/

Camilla Trinchieri (born 1942) is an Italian-American mystery writer and novelist. She has published under three names: Camilla Trinchieri, Trella Crespi, and Camilla T. Crespi.

Biography

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Daughter of an Italian diplomat and an American expatriate from Panama, she worked in the Italian film industry before moving to New York City in 1980. She became a U.S. citizen in 1997.[1]

Trinchieri, a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia University, published her first novel, The Trouble with a Small Raise, in 1991.[1] In 2017, she won the Italian American Studies Association Book Award for Seeking Alice, published in 2016.[2]

Bibliography

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As Camilla Trinchieri:

  • The Price of Silence (2007)
  • Seeking Alice (2016)

The Tuscan Mystery Series

  • Murder in Chianti (2020)
  • The Bitter Taste of Murder (2021)
  • Murder on the Vine (2022)

As Trella Crespi: (Simona Griffo Mystery Series)

  • The Trouble with a Small Raise (1991)
  • The Trouble with Moonlighting (1991)
  • The Trouble with Too Much Sun (1992)

As Camilla T. Crespi:

  • The Trouble with Thin Ice (1993)
  • The Trouble with Going Home (1995)
  • The Trouble with a Bad Fit: A Novel of Food, Fashion and Mystery (1996)
  • The Trouble with a Hot Summer (1997)
  • The Breakfast Club Murder (2014)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography in Context: Camilla T. Crespi". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Italian American Studies Association Book Award". Italian American Studies Association. 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Biography in Context: Camilla Trinchieri". The Writers Directory. St. James Press. 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.