{"product_id":"a-quiet-death-in-italy","title":"A Quiet Death in Italy","description":"Review\n\nThe locale is brought to life, the characters come formed by their environment and history, and the plot keeps you guessing - even when you think you know what's coming. Promising start to a Bologna-set series ― The Times\n\nBenjamin gloriously evokes the porticoes and palazzos of the medieval city, along with its radical tradition and the corruption in the police, in a slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller which boasts the atmosphere and attention to detail that could only spring from a genuine love of the location ― The Herald Scotland\n\nA gritty page-turner . . . an absorbing read ― Italia!\n\nProduct Description\n\n\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' The Times\n\n'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' The Herald Scotland\n\n'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\n\n'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.' Morning Star\u003c\/font\u003e\n\nBologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murder\n\nWhen 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.\n\nBut 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.\n\nBeneath 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.\n\nA 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.\n\nBook Description\n\nSet in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, this dark and atmospheric crime thriller is perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nA 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.\n\nWhen 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.\n\nBut 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.\n\nBeneath 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.\n\nTom Benjamin's gripping debut transports you to the ancient and mysterious Italian city less travelled: Bologna.\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in the suburbs of north London and began his working life as a journalist before becoming a spokesman for Scotland Yard. He later moved into public health, where he developed Britain's first national campaign against alcohol abuse, Know Your Limits, and led drugs awareness programme FRANK. He now lives in Bologna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Quiet Death in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in his Daniel Leicester crime series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind Tom on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at tombenjaminsays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40161493680213,"sku":"9781472131577N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/ec708064-7145-461e-9f5b-c959009b0d2b.jpg?v=1657628524","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/a-quiet-death-in-italy","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}