Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions - A charming detective takes on Sicily's underworld in the perfect summer read (Paperback)


'Alive with a tang of lemons to set the senses zinging' The SpectatorTranslated fiction at its most charming - A Man Called Ove meets Andrea Camilleri, Auntie Poldi is this summer's most unlikely hero.Auntie Poldi can think of no finer place to wait for death than Sicily. All she asks is a sea view, fine wine (and plenty of it), and her family close around.When death instead takes her handsome young friend Valentino - and under mysterious circumstances at that - Poldi will not take it lying down.Perhaps it's in her blood (her father was a detective chief inspector); perhaps it's a diverting excuse to spend more time with men in uniform; or perhaps it's just the promise she makes to Valentino while holding his poor dead hand.But Auntie Poldi's hunting instincts have never felt more alive. Justice must be served - if it's the last thing she does ...Auntie Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord, the second Auntie Poldi adventure, is now available for preorder

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'Alive with a tang of lemons to set the senses zinging' The SpectatorTranslated fiction at its most charming - A Man Called Ove meets Andrea Camilleri, Auntie Poldi is this summer's most unlikely hero.Auntie Poldi can think of no finer place to wait for death than Sicily. All she asks is a sea view, fine wine (and plenty of it), and her family close around.When death instead takes her handsome young friend Valentino - and under mysterious circumstances at that - Poldi will not take it lying down.Perhaps it's in her blood (her father was a detective chief inspector); perhaps it's a diverting excuse to spend more time with men in uniform; or perhaps it's just the promise she makes to Valentino while holding his poor dead hand.But Auntie Poldi's hunting instincts have never felt more alive. Justice must be served - if it's the last thing she does ...Auntie Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord, the second Auntie Poldi adventure, is now available for preorder

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Product Details

General

Imprint

John Murray Publishers Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Auntie Poldi

Release date

May 2017

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

First published

2015

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

336

ISBN-13

978-1-4736-5519-5

Barcode

9781473655195

Categories

LSN

1-4736-5519-6



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