Author:Magdalen Nabb
When Marshal Guarnaccia is called upon to investigate the murder of a young woman he is convinced that there's more to the family than meets the eye, and wonders if the girl's father, Paoletti, might have had something to do with her death.
Enlisting the help of a local journalist, Marshal Guarnaccia's investigations draw him into the seedy underworld of Florence - lap dancing, prostitution and the illegal human trafficking of Eastern European women who are sold into the sex trade. But can he save these women before it's too late, and what do they have to do with the killing of Daniela Paoletti? Distracted by the plight of these women and the murder investigation, Guarnaccia forgets about his own personal problems; but it's not long before he has choices to make - should he seek help and risk exposing himself and possibly losing his job, or should he go it alone?
Vita Nuova is a skilfully plotted mystery which shows Guarnaccia at his most vulnerable ... a splendid addition to this enjoyable series.
—— Sunday Telegraph, Seven[there is] much to enjoy, combining a tale of dark family secrets with an exposé of sex trafficking to produce a classic crime puzzle with touching flashes of insight into human nature.
—— TelegraphA sly variation on the traditional English country-house murder mystery
—— GuardianAn uncommonly good story of international intrigue
—— AtlanticUnquestionably our best thriller writer
—— Graham GreeneThe source on which we all draw
—— John le Carré[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age
—— The HeraldIt's not often you pick up a book where the plot is technically perfect, where the characters all come off the page perfectly formed and the writing is so good that it's impossible to spot an unnecessary word, but which still managed to be a damn good story. I was still reading at 2 o'clock this morning...
—— TheBookbag.co.ukPsychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding
—— The TimesThe writing is lean and mean, and the climax will blow you away
—— The IndependentCompelling
—— Daily MirrorThere is no doubt that Crime is a page-turner
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