The Bologna Vendetta : A breathtakingly gripping Italian crime thriller

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'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----------'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...'Amid 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.As 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.What 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?----------A 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.----------Praise for Tom Benjamin:'Full of dazzling descriptions, fascinating cultural insights and a brilliant mystery, I loved the latest instalment of the series!' - Philippa East'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'An atmospheric, intelligent crime novel that is an intricate portrait of the heart of Bologna. Beautiful, gripping, and very clever' - Victoria Dowd'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' - The Times'Slow-burning, tense and brooding' - The Herald Scotland