The Murdered Banker |
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| Authors: | De Angelis, Augusto |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC022030, FIC031010, FIC022080 |
| ISBN: | 9781782271833, Related ISBNs: 1782271708, 178227183X, 9781782271703, 9781782271833 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 160, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: The iconic Inspector De Vincenzi makes his debut in this classic Italian murder mystery set in 1930s Milan
When a body is discovered in a Milan apartment, Inspector De Vincenzi is on the case. The apartment happens to belong to an old university friend, Aurigi—and the body turns out to be that of Aurigi's banker. The eventual discovery of a phial of prussic acid casts even more suspiscion upon the apartment’s owner, leaving De Vincenzi torn between his sense of duty and his loyalty to an old comrade . . .
This intensely dramatic mystery from the father of the Italian crime novel, Augusto de Angelis, is the first to feature his most famous creation—Inspector De Vincenzi.
When a body is discovered in a Milan apartment, Inspector De Vincenzi is on the case. The apartment happens to belong to an old university friend, Aurigi—and the body turns out to be that of Aurigi's banker. The eventual discovery of a phial of prussic acid casts even more suspiscion upon the apartment’s owner, leaving De Vincenzi torn between his sense of duty and his loyalty to an old comrade . . .
This intensely dramatic mystery from the father of the Italian crime novel, Augusto de Angelis, is the first to feature his most famous creation—Inspector De Vincenzi.
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