Death in August: Book One - Couverture souple

Vichi, Marco

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444713612 ISBN 13 : 9781444713619

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2011

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Over the course of his police procedurals, Vichi shows us ever more secret and dark sides to an otherwise sunny and open city. But his happiest creation, in my opinion, remains the character of Inspector Bordelli, a disillusioned anti-hero who is difficult to forget.' (Andrea Camilleri)

Three cheers for an absolute delight! . . . The strength of the novel is the in-depth portrayal of the characters, particularly Bordelli himself - eccentric, obstinate, generous and sad . . . The descriptions of the sounds and smells of the Tuscan summer are so vivid that you think they are real. The food is to die for. I can't wait to read the next one. (www.shotsmag.co.uk)

Fuses social commentary with fine cuisine and serves it up on a charming bed of criminality, and is a creditable advert for Italian crime fiction . . . definitely one to savour. (www.bookgeeks.co.uk)

A classic mystery . . . an investigator, a tormented figure and an Italy which is less cynical but no less evil than today's. (Il Venerdi di Repubblica)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 bed - apparently killed by an asthma attack, though her medicine has been left untouched.

With the help of his young prot?g?, the victim's eccentric brother, and a semi-retired petty thief, the inspector begins a murder investigation. Each suspect has a solid alibi, but there is something that doesn't quite add up . . .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1444713612
• ISBN 13: 9781444713619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240