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'Settle down for the long haul with this complex, involving read.' --My Weekly
`An engrossing and thoughtful thriller, plotted more tightly than Houdini's knots, and emotionally powerful.' --Sunday Herald
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`Away from such tranquil, bucolic scenes Lucretia Grindle has explored Tuscany's dark, disturbing soul and delved into an equally foreboding chapter of its history to distil a complex, enthralling thriller... Carefully crafted with an authentic and compelling dialogue, Grindle saves her best story-weaving to the thrilling denouement that creates a surprise as unexpected and delicious as the finest Florentine cuisine.'
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`An engrossing and thoughtful thriller, plotted more tightly than Houdini's knots, and emotionally powerful.' --Sunday Herald
`Delicate and with a narrative style that deserves the greatest respect, there are echoes of Michael Dibdin in Grindle's book, and I can think of no higher praise.' --Daily Mail
'Here is the perfect summer holiday read. Long, gripping and beautifully written . . . Grindle vividly evokes Florence as few tourists see it . . . An author's note tells us that the characters and their exploits are fictional, but inspired by the lives of real people and actual events. Their story certainly convinced and also absorbed me.' --Literary Review
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- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 023074477X
- ISBN 13 9780230744776
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