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by Marco Vichi
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...
"Starred Review. [Vichi] delivers a plausible solution worthy of a golden age crime novel. Readers will look forward to seeing more of this flawed hero." - Publishers Weekly
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Marco Vichi was born in Florence in 1957. The author of eleven novels and two collections of short stories, he has also written screenplays and music lyrics for radio, and has collaborated on projects for humanitarian causes. His novel Death in Florence won the Scerbanenco, Rieti, and Camaiore prizes. You can visit website (in Italian) at www.marcovichi.it.
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