In at the Death - Brossura

Wishart, David

4,18

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Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340840374 ISBN 13: 9780340840375

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton, 2007

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The sudden suicide of a young man prompts his family to ask veteran sleuth Marcus Corvinus to investigate. As usual, Marcus needs Perilla’s agile brain to untangle the case, which grows more complex by the minute. Eventually the pair realizes that the suicide was in fact a murder with political dimensions. Corvinus finds his investigations hampered, however, by his new role as reluctant dog sitter to the misnamed Placida, a Gallic boarhound with a gargantuan appetite and minimal hygiene.

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Recensione:

David Wishart's historical crime fiction is always adroitly written. This latest Marcus Corvinus mystery has all the hallmarks of Wishart's best work . . . This is delightful stuff, with all the requisite historical detail set against the sardonic humour that has long been one of Wishart's specialities. In At the Death is both one for long-time Wishart admirers and for those deciding to sample his work. (Barry Forshaw, Amazon)

Praise for A VOTE FOR MURDER:
'Drawn with great dash, and the one-liners are as good as ever. Genius.'

(Good Book Guide)

Praise for SEJANUS:
'Like Chandler's Marlowe, Corvinus wisecracks his way through a weary world of murder and intrigue until he hunts down the truth. A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life'

(The Times)

Praise for THE LYDIAN BAKER:
'Innate humour and pace carry one through to the tragi-comic climax'

(Irish Times)

Descrizione del libro:

The eleventh Marcus Corvinus mystery from the leading Roman crime writer in the industry.

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