Isbn: 9780708836071 - neapolitan streak (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. An exuberant celebration of Italy, with dead bodies. *First in the Inspector Peroni series. *Series is set in Italy; police series with foreign settings are extremely popular with mystery readers, particularly with women who might not read police series set in the U.S. *Richly atmospheric setting, with literary sub-plot, will appeal to fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin, and Andrea Camilerri. *The characters are delightfully etched, and Verona is bewitchingly presented . altogether excellent - Daily Telegraph (UK) *The Montagues and Capulets return to life in a rich ambience of neo-Fascism, corruption and murder .stylishly done - The Observer (UK) *Peroni, an Anglophilic Italian, is a genuine find, an original and unusual hero - Times Literary Supplement (UK). …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Achille Peroni loves the spicy food and passionate arguments of southern Italy, land of his birth. But fate -- and the Italian police force -- have stuck him in Verona, a city of bean soup and endless problems with the Red Brigades, a vicious gang that relies on bombs and high-profile kidnappings to further its rather fuzzy political aims. When a wealthy general, head of one of Italy's finest Fascist families, goes missing from his palatial estate, the Reds are the most obvious suspects. But Peroni finds himself considering a crime far more subtle and sinister than anything the Reds can dream up. A crime, in fact, the leads all the way back to Romeo and Juliet, the most famous Vernoseses of them all. 224 pages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 224 pages. Text very tanned Achille Peroni loves the spicy food and passionate arguments of southern Ital y, land of his birth. But fate -- and the Italian police force -- have stuck him in Verona, a city of bean soup and endless problems with the Red Brigades, a vi cious gang that relies on bombs and high-profile kidnappings to further its rath er fuzzy political aims. When a wealthy general, head of one of Italy's finest F ascist families, goes missing from his palatial estate, the Reds are the most ob vious suspects. But Peroni finds himself considering a crime far more subtle and sinister than anything the Reds can dream up. A crime, in fact, the leads all t he way back to Romeo and Juliet, the most famous Vernoseses of them all.…