Death in August: A Novel (Inspector Bordelli)

Marco Vichi

ISBN 10: 1605983519 / ISBN 13: 9781605983516

Published by Pegasus Crime, 2012

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1605983519I4N00

Synopsis:

Florence, summer 1963. Inspector Bordelli is one of the few policemen left in the deserted city. He spends his days on routine work and his nights tormented by the heat and mosquitoes.Suddenly one night, a telephone call gives him a new sense of purpose: the suspected death of a wealthy signora. Bordelli rushes to her hilltop villa and picks the locks. The old woman is lying on her bed apparently killed by an asthma attack, though her medicine has been left untouched.With the help of his young protégé, the victim s eccentric brother, and a semi-retired petty thief, the inspector begins a murder investigation. Each suspect has a solid alibi, but there is something that doesn't quite add up . . .

Review: 'A real find for anyone who likes their crime novels atmospheric, discursive, humorous and thought-provoking.' (Guardian)

'[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)

'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)

'Three cheers for an absolute delight! . . . I can't wait to read the next one.' (www.shotsmag.co.uk)

A fascinating cop and disillusioned anti-hero who rails against both injustice and the corrupt system but faces classic murder cases with a familiar Christie-like ring (Maxim Jakubowski)

'This is a promising start to a series' (Literary Review)

Fuses social commentary with fine cuisine and serves it up on a charming bed of criminality, and is a creditable advert for Italian crime fiction . . . definitely one to savour. (www.bookgeeks.co.uk)

A classic mystery . . . an investigator, a tormented figure and an Italy which is less cynical but no less evil than today's. (Il Venerdi di Repubblica)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Death in August: A Novel (Inspector Bordelli)
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket