‘A winning combination of research, make-believe and mouthwatering cuisine. Fans of Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti, Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen and Henry James’s The Aspern Papers will love it’
The Times        

Praise for David Hewson:

‘Hewson’s inventiveness never flags’
Sunday Times        

‘Hewson keeps the reader guessing . . . Relentlessly tightening the suspense until the end’
Daily Telegraph        

‘Masterful impassioned writing’
RICHARD ARMITAGE        

‘Hewson does more than provide a thrilling read. He saves you the airfare to Italy. When you turn the last page, you’ll think you’ve been there’
LINWOOD BARCLAY        

‘Hewson . . . effortlessly keeps thrills coming a mile a minute’
JEFFERY DEAVER        

‘Hewson expertly balances tense action and thoughtful emotion’
Publishers Weekly        

‘A complex and satisfying mystery from a master plot maker’
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