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Death in August

Inspector Bordelli, Book 1

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Death in August

By: Marco Vichi, Stephen Sartarelli - translation
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Crime fiction packed with Italian flavour, Death in August is the first Inspector Bordelli mystery, set in 1960s Florence - perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri or Donna Leon.

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 semiretired petty thief, the inspector begins a murder investigation. Each suspect has a solid alibi, but there is something that doesn't quite add up....

©2002 Ugo Guanda Editore (part of GeMs) (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Mystery
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LOVED this, we often pick books just for the narrator and Simon is world class, just look at his background! Out of the 800 plus audiobook we have in our library, a real fave . Fun story written with warmth and amazing insight and research. Great “whodunnit” , keeps you guessing to the end. We immediately downloaded the next one.

Fabulous book with good twists!

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