A Quiet Death in Italy
$24.02
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
21 July 2020
Summary
An English private investigator with local establishment connections and a potent mix of doggedness and naivete. You can smell the ragu… You can feel the fear of those who fall foul of the ancient families and the police. A terrific read - Amazon reviewer, ?????
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472131577 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472131576 |
| Author: | Tom Benjamin |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 21 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Daniel Leicester |
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Critics Review
The locale is brought to life, the characters come formed by their environment and history, and the plot keeps you guessing - even when you think you know what’s coming. Promising start to a Bologna-set series - The Times
Benjamin gloriously evokes the porticoes and palazzos of the medieval city, along with its radical tradition and the corruption in the police, in a slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller which boasts the atmosphere and attention to detail that could only spring from a genuine love of the location - The Herald ScotlandAbout The Author
Tom Benjamin
Tom Benjamin grew up in the suburbs of north London and began his working life as a journalist before becoming a spokesman for Scotland Yard. He later moved into public health, where he developed Britain’s first national campaign against alcohol abuse, Know Your Limits, and led drugs awareness programme FRANK. He now lives in Bologna.
A Quiet Death in Italy is the first novel in his Daniel Leicester crime series.
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