The Innocent - Couverture souple

Nabb, Magdalen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786281723 ISBN 13 : 9780786281725

Editeur : Thorndike Pr, 2006

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Praise for The Innocent

“It is so good to walk with [Magdalen Nabb] through the animated streets of Florence, with its carabinieri, its ordinary people, its little trattorie and even its noisy tourists. It’s all so alive, you can hear the noises, smell the smells, see that morning mist on the fast flowing Arno . . . Bravissimo!”
—Georges Simenon

“[Nabb crafts a] sense of estrangement [that] accounts for Guarnaccia’s special perspective on strangers, those ‘innocents’ among the living and the dead . . . Once a stranger, she knows, always a stranger.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“The richest mystery here . . . is Florence itself, whose intricate politics and class structure Nabb parses with precision and wit.”
—The Washington Post

Praise for Magdalen Nabb

“Artfully understated . . . [An] elegant series.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
“[Nabb] writes in graceful, calm prose.”
—The Associated Press
 
“Lovely measured language . . . Offers such pleasures as great local atmosphere and rich characterizations.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Lean, elegant prose that surpasses the best of Simenon.”
—Kirkus Reviews
 
“[A] superb series.”
—Booklist
 
“Guarnaccia’s Florence is a delightful place to visit.”
—Mystery Scene

Quatrième de couverture

Its springtime in Florence, and everyone around Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia seems to be in love under the paintbox blue sky, even his own son. The case he is working on, involving the murder of a young woman, appears to present no particular problems. The investigation takes him only a few steps from home, to the Boboli gardens and to the artisans' quarter - where he knows everybody and everybody knows him.

Then everything changes. A second death follows and Guarnaccia is convinced that it is his fault. The case becomes one of the most distressing he's ever had to handle. Burdened with guilt, he finds it impossible to rely upon his own instincts any more. But to get to the truth, he has to remember how to trust himself...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thorndike Pr
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786281723
• ISBN 13: 9780786281725
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 258
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible