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|date=August 2006
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I did want to love this book. It pressed the right buttons for me: a detective story set in Italy. Could Neil Griffiths challenge the likes of Michael Dibdin, Donna Leon or Andrea Camilleri? It's a reasonably good story, but it's not in that class.
The book was worth reading for the clear-sighted view of the criminal underworld alone, but I think it could have been so much better. Judicious editing and a more believable plot would have helped, but Mr Griffiths could be one to watch for the future. If you care about such things there are some scenes of explicit sexuality and violence.
You might also enjoy [[The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne by M L Longworth]].
This book was sent to Bookbag by the publishers, Penguin.