The Marshal Makes his Report
Magdalen Nabb
ISBN: 9781569475324
Published: September, 2008
Pricing
Paperback $14.00
Description
A member of one of the oldest aristocratic families in Florence is dead. When Marshal Guarnaccia arrives at the scene, in the courtyard of the crumbling Palazzo Ulderighi, he knows instinctively that something is amiss. The evidence suggests suicide, the family — including the victim’s wife, the financially troubled Marchesa Ulderighi...
A member of one of the oldest aristocratic families in Florence is dead. When Marshal Guarnaccia arrives at the scene, in the courtyard of the crumbling Palazzo Ulderighi, he knows instinctively that something is amiss. The evidence suggests suicide, the family — including the victim’s wife, the financially troubled Marchesa Ulderighi — insists it was an accident, and the Marshal suspects something far more malevolent. While mounting an investigation against the Florentine elite means putting his very career on the line, Marshal Guarnaccia remains determined to see justice done.
Media
“A coupe de maitre, as we say in French... One of the tastiest books I have read for years.”
—Georges Simenon
“Magdalen Nabb is so good she's awesome. ”
—Philadelphia Inquirer
“Neatly plotted and well written. It is a more than sparkling read. ”
—Times Literary Supplement
“The richest mystery here, however, is Florence itself, whose intricate politics and class structure Nabb parses with precision and wit.”