{"product_id":"bologna-vendetta-the","title":"Bologna Vendetta, The","description":"''Steeped in atmosphere and intrigue, The Bologna Vendetta burrows under the skin of contemporary Italy. Intelligent, incisive and compelling.'' - Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Instead of escaping reality to this fantastic city, this city of phantoms, I was rushing towards it - hard fate awaited me in the soupy shade of this place...''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid the oppressive heat of a Bologna summer, English detective Daniel Leicester relives his beloved wife''s final days. Vivid memories are awakened by the sight of her bicycle - missing since the accident that killed her - being ridden by a stranger through the city''s tight medieval streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs unfinished business bleeds - quite literally - into the present, the sickening realisation Lucia''s death wasn''t an accident begins to dawn on Daniel. As he embarks on a quest for the truth, this most personal of crusades leads him to two very different worlds: the secretive, ancient realm of freemasonry he encountered during his first Bologna winter, and the ''Reclaim Bologna'' activists he stumbles across this blistering summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat links these contrasting factions? Is there a chance Lucia wasn''t the woman Daniel believed her to be? And will the truth be too painful, or too perilous, to bear?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Tom Benjamin:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of dazzling descriptions, fascinating cultural insights and a brilliant mystery, I loved the latest instalment of the series!'' - Philippa East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fascinating excursion to Bologna with added mystery, plus some very significant appearances by characters from Daniel Leicester''s past, both dead and alive. Highly recommended!'' - Louise Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An atmospheric, intelligent crime novel that is an intricate portrait of the heart of Bologna. Beautiful, gripping, and very clever'' - Victoria Dowd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing'' - The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Slow-burning, tense and brooding'' - The Herald Scotland","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57794707751247,"sku":"9781408715543","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781408715543_1-bologna-vendetta-the.jpg?v=1779944440","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/bologna-vendetta-the","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}