Some Bitter Taste - Brossura

Nabb, Magdalen

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ISBN 10: 1569473390 ISBN 13: 9781569473399

Casa editrice: Soho Crime, 2003

Riassunto

The Twelfth Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation

When an elderly woman drops by the Florentine carabinieri to complain that someone broke in to her apartment while she was out, Marshal Guarnaccia listens patiently, offers advice, and vows to pay her a visit. But before he can keep his promise, Miss Hirsch is found dead, her throat cut. She wasn’t the only person to come to the Marshal for help in recent days. There’s also a young Albanian prostitute, who wants his help to stay out of prison, and a wealthy foreign robbery victim whose case the captain is quick to prioritize. The Marshal has his hands full, and his best efforts may not be enough to stop a murderer

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Praise for Some Bitter Taste

“Although [the Marshal] is exquisitely attuned to the changeable moods of his city and infinitely patient about the vagaries of its citizens, he often feels himself a hopeless outsider from Sicily. That estrangement is what makes Guarnaccia a compassionate champion of the many foreign victims.”
—The New York Times

“Fans of George Simenon’s Inspector Maigret will find much to like in Nabb’s twelfth police procedural . . . [Nabb possesses] elegant style and sensitivity to character.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Surprising plot twists . . . Strongly recommended for readers who like sophisticated, literate mysteries in foreign settings.”
—Library Journal

“The self-effacing carbinieri marshal is among the genre’s most appealing cops.”
—Booklist
Praise for Magdalen Nabb

"Exquisite."
—The New York Times Book Review

"Every word should be savored."
—Washington Post Book World

"The best mystery news in ages is that Soho is restoring to the canon Magdalen Nabb and her tremendous creation, Marshal Guarnaccia of the Italian Police in Florence."
—Chicago Tribune

"Nabb continues to extend conventions of the police procedural to suit her own intriguing vision and purpose."
—The Philadelphia Inquirer

L'autore:

Magdalen Nabb was born and educated in England. She lived and wrote in Florence, where she died on August 18, 2007.

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• Editore: Soho Crime
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1569473390
• ISBN 13: 9781569473399
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272