Death of an Englishman

By Magdalen Nabb

Book Overview

"Guarnaccia is one of fiction's most satisfying detectives, a man whose domestic life is as fascinating as his cases . . . The series began with Death of an Englishman and is distinguished by its... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569472548
• ISBN13: 9781569472545
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

The Marshal Guarnaccia series

This series focuses on the texture of the neighborhood and the culture. These books are to savor, like a slow Italian meal. Plot? Also slow, but satisfying. Like good fruit for dessert, not tiramisu.

Clever introduction of a main character

The device used to delay entry of the Marshal into the case is clever and unprecedented.

Forza Firenze

The re-release of Magdalene Nabb's Florentine stories is long overdue ( and shame on her UK publisher for dropping her ).Congratulations are due to SoHo Press for their continuing ressucitation of some of the finest crime writers ( Van Der Wetterring , Tokagi and Janes etc )who all seem to have been dropped in favour of half-witted serial killer clones.These are some of the finest crime stories ever written and their evocation of Florence is flawless.Marshal Guarnaccia is one of the most engaging protagonists since Maigret and the stories have a similar emphasis on the observation of character and cause rather than Chritie-esque puzzles.In many ways the mystery seems secondary to Ms. Nabb's exceptional ability to draw the reader into the lives of her characters and the bustle of Florentine daily life.Buy three copies, one to read and re-read to destruction , one to keep for the time when your first falls to bits and one to give to your best friend.Brava Signora !