{"product_id":"9781472131577-secondhand-a-quiet-death-in-italy","title":"A Quiet Death in Italy","description":"'An English private investigator with local establishment connections and a potent mix of doggedness and naivete. You can smell the ragu... You can feel the fear of those who fall foul of the ancient families and the police. A terrific read'   - Amazon reviewer, ????? ---------- Bologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murder When the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna's underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police. But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man's lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and leads all the way to the rotten heart of the present-day political establishment. Beneath the beauty of the city, Bologna has a dark underside, and English detective Daniel must unravel a web of secrets, deceit and corruption - before he is caught in it himself. ---------- Praise for  A Quiet Death in Italy : 'Tom Benjamin is an excellent writer of Italian noir... a novel that flies by, page after page... set in an enchanted Bologna, celebrating and illustrating its art, cuisine and architectural wonders'  -  Italia Oggi 'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing'  -  The Times 'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller'  -  The Herald Scotland 'Tom Benjamin's debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance'  -  Daily Mail 'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city'  -  Morning Star ---------- 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.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50758366232795,"sku":"9781472131577-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/60585e1f-1c3b-4a01-b138-1efaf2adcf42.jpg?v=1792158375","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781472131577-secondhand-a-quiet-death-in-italy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}