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Death in the Tuscan Hills
Inspector Bordelli (Related to this series)
- Author
- Marco Vichi
- Narrator
- Tim Bruce
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 15 August 2019
- Run Time
- 12 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The fifth book in the award-winning crime series by Marco Vichi sees Inspector Bordelli take the law into his own hands.
Spring, 1967. The trail of tragedy and destruction that followed the previous winter's flood seems to have died down; Florence is beginning to recover. But Inspector Bordelli does not feel the same sense of relief - he has not had a moment's peace since his investigation of a young boy's murder went disastrously wrong.
Unsettled and embittered, Bordelli resigns from the force and leaves the city. He could not continue to work as a policeman while the perpetrators of such a terrible crime were still at large.
Now, in the solitude of his new home in the Tuscan hills, he spends his days cooking, going for long walks and learning to grow his own vegetables. But the thought of that case - of justice not served - is constantly with him. Until fate, in which he has never believed, unexpectedly offers him the chance of retribution . . .
(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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'A real find for anyone who likes their crime novels atmospheric, discursive, humorous and thought-provoking.'
Guardian
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'[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
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'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
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'Vichi's stellar first in a new mystery series introduces endearingly melancholic Inspector Bordelli . . . [and] delivers a plausible solution worthy of a golden age crime novel. Readers will look forward to seeing more of this flawed hero.'
Publishers Weekly, starred review for DEATH IN AUGUST
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Details
- Author
- Marco Vichi
- Narrator
- Tim Bruce
- Duration
- 12 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 August 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529354966
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2017. The fifth book in the award-winning crime series by Marco Vichi sees Inspector Bordelli take the law into his own hands.Spring, 1967. The trail of tragedy and destruction that followed the previous winter's flood seems to have died down; Florence is beginning to recover. But Inspector Bordelli does not feel the same sense of relief - he has not had a moment's peace since his investigation of a young boy's murder went disastrously wrong.Unsettled and embittered, Bordelli resigns from the force and leaves the city. He could not continue to work as a policeman while the perpetrators of such a terrible crime were still at large.Now, in the solitude of his new home in the Tuscan hills, he spends his days cooking, going for long walks and learning to grow his own vegetables. But the thought of that case - of justice not served - is constantly with him. Until fate, in which he has never believed, unexpectedly offers him the chance of retribution . . .(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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