Frail Barrier (Urbino Mcintyre) - Hardcover

Sklepowich, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727877879 ISBN 13: 9780727877871

Publisher: Severn House Large Print Books, 2009

Synopsis

The new Urbino Macintyre Venetian mystery - Amateur sleuth and long-time Venice resident Urbino Macintyre is investigating three deaths from apparently natural causes in the space of a few weeks that have aroused his suspicions. As Venice prepares for the annual Regatta and the atmosphere reaches fever pitch, Urbino knows that somewhere, just beyond his reach, is the vital piece of information that just might enable him to save an innocent life, if only he can find it in time . . .

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Review:

'Subdued and quietly refined' Library Journal on Death in a Serene City. 'Distinguished by fully dimensioned characters and plentiful local color' Publishers Weekly on Death in a Serene City. 'The atmosphere... rises thicker than the predawn fog that rolls off the Grand Canal' The New York Times on Death in a Serene City.

About the Author:

Edward Sklepowich is an American author of mysteries. A Fulbright scholarship took him to Europe and Africa, and he has made his home across the Mediterranean, living in Venice, Naples, Egypt, and Tunisia. Deeply connected to his Italian heritage, Sklepowich has used the country as the setting for all of his fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0727877879
• ISBN 13: 9780727877871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384