A NEW SANDRO CELLINI MYSTERY - 'Brooding Italian noir' Independent on Sunday Florence is deserted. The sluggish Arno and the Ponte Vecchio shimmer in the summer haze. A corpse lies on the roadside, waiting for discovery...
Christobel Kent's previous books include A Time of Mourning, A Party in San Niccolo, Late Season and A Florentine Revenge. She lives near Cambridge with her husband and five children.
Death, espresso, and political manoeuvering... An ex-cop plying his
trade outside the boundaries of normal Italian police procedure.
Brooding Italian noir.
*Independent on Sunday*
Like Dibden's Zen, Cellini is a reluctant inquirer... fascism, the
mafia and revolving-door post-war governments have left many
secrets that score dark marks on the surface of daily life. Taut
and thoughtful mystery that draws on the contrast between
location... and the savage passions and politics that lie
underneath.
*MARK LAWSON, Guardian*
Dark, gloomy and often sinister... An intelligent and convincing
thriller with fleshed-out characters you want to meet again.
*Daily Mail*
Bridging the gap left by Michael Dibdin... Suspense, atmosphere,
and the architectural beauty of Florence... Fantastic.
*Irish Examiner*
Several rather touching human stories animate the conventional
investigation in this excellent novel
*Literary Review*
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