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  The Monster of Florence

  by Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi

  In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") and Erik Larson ("The Devil in the White City"), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence , Italy . In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 13

  The Innocent

  by Magdalen Nabb

  "Artfully understated. . . . <An> elegant series."- The New York Times Book Review "The richest mystery here, however, is Florence itself, whose intricate politics and class structure Nabb parses with precision and wit. . . . Nabb is sweetly droll."- The Washington Post Book World "<Nabb> writes in graceful, calm prose."-The Associated Press "Lovely measured language. . . . Offers such... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 12

  Some Bitter Taste

  by Magdalen Nabb

  When it comes to motives for crime, the past can never be forgotten. Sara Hirsch is a nervous elderly spinster who still lives in the flat above a long-standing Florentine antiquities shop in which she was raised. Frightened, she calls Marshal Guarnaccia for help, sure that strangers have been in her apartment. The marshal knows she is a lonely old woman but he is preoccupied with an investigation into an Albanian... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 7

  The Marshal's Own Case

  by Magdalen Nabb

  " The lore and mystique of male transvestite lifestyles in Florence. . . . The marshal takes the case that no one wants, a situation underscoring the novel's theme of unloved and troubled children."- Publishers Weekly "Among the genre's most appealing cops."- Booklist "Surpasses the best of Simenon."- Kirkus Reviews The marshal must leave his snug world at the Pitti Palace to seek a criminal in the shadowy... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 2

  Death of a Dutchman

  by Magdalen Nabb

  Praise for the Marshal Guarnaccia series: "This elegant series, which began in 1981 with Death of an Englishman . . . is set in Florence, a city that glows in the Tuscan sun. . . . <His> sense of estrangement accounts for Guarnaccia's special perspective on strangers, those 'innocents' among the living and the dead."- The New York Times Book Review "Lean, elegant prose that surpasses the best of... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 14

  Vita Nuova

  by Magdalen Nabb

  Praise for the Marshal Guarnaccia Series: “It takes a writer as good as Magdalen Nabb to remind us of how subtle the art of the mystery can be. . . . Nabb has Simenon’s knack.”— The New York Times Book Review “If you didn’t make it to Florence this summer, don’t despair. . . . There’s a new Marshal Guarnaccia investigation.”— Chicago Tribune “Surpasses the best of Simenon.”— Kirkus Reviews “There is... (more)
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  Marshal Guarnaccia: Book 8

  The Marshal Makes His Report

  by Magdalen Nabb

  Summoned to investigate an apparent suicide at the ancestral home of one of the oldest families in Florence, Marshal Guarnaccia is convinced that there has been foul play. By the author of The Marshall's Own Case. National ad/promo.
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  Aurelio Zen Mystery: Book 1

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  by Michael Dibdin

  In this masterpiece of psychological suspense, Italian Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen is dispatched to investigate the kidnapping of Ruggiero Miletti, a powerful Perugian industrialist. But nobody much wants Zen to succeed: not the local authorities, who view him as an interloper, and certainly not Miletti's children, who seem content to let the head of the family languish in the hands of his abductors -- if he's... (more)
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  Dotsy Lamb Travel Mysteries: Book 1

  Death of an Obnoxious Tourist

  by Maria Hudgins

  A traditional mystery set in Italy. Dotsy Lamb, history professor and recently divorced empty-nester, and her friend Lettie are on a group tour of Italy when an obnoxious woman traveling with her two sisters is murdered in her Florence hotel room. Dotsy enlists the aid of the scatty but observant Lettie and hooks up with the attractive carabinieri captain in charge of the investigation. The killer may be a member... (more)