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16%OFFMarco Vichi - Death in August: Book One - 9781444712216 - V9781444712216
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Death in August: Book One

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Description for Death in August: Book One Paperback. Crime packed with Italian flavour - the first in a series featuring Inspector Bordelli, a police detective in 1960s Florence Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Series: Inspector Bordelli. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.

Crime fiction packed with Italian flavour, Death in August is the first Inspector Bordelli mystery set in 1960s' Florence - perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri or Donna Leon.

Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city. He spends his days on routine work, and his nights tormented by the heat and mosquitoes.

Suddenly one night, a telephone call gives him a new sense of purpose: the suspected death of a wealthy Signora. Bordelli rushes to her hilltop villa, and picks the locks. The old woman is lying on her ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Inspector Bordelli
Condition
New
Weight
172g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444712216
SKU
V9781444712216
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Marco Vichi
Marco Vichi was born in Florence in 1957. The author of twelve novels and two collections of short stories, he has also written screenplays, music lyrics and for radio, and collaborated on projects for humanitarian causes. His novel Death in Sardinia was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger in 2013 and Death in Florence won the Scerbanenco, Rieti, ... Read more

Reviews for Death in August: Book One
'A real find for anyone who likes their crime novels atmospheric, discursive, humorous and thought-provoking.'
Guardian
'[Italian] writers are justifiably growing in popularity here: Marco Vichi deserves to be among them . . . [Bordelli] is stubborn, womanless, cynical and impatient, but strangely appealing.'
Marcel Berlins, The Times
'Over the course of his police procedurals, Vichi ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Death in August: Book One


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