The Fatal Touch
An Alec Blume Novel
Published on 4. April 2011
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-4088-0912-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the early hours of a Saturday morning, a body is discovered in Piazza de' Renzi.
If it was just a simple fall that killed him, why is a senior Carabiniere officer so interested?
Commissioner Alec Blume is immediately curious and the discovery of the dead man's notebooks reveals that there is a great deal more at stake than the unfortunate death of a down-and-out... What secrets did he know that might have made him a target? What is the significance of the Galleria Orpiment? And why are the authorities so intent on blocking Blume's investigations?
If it was just a simple fall that killed him, why is a senior Carabiniere officer so interested?
Commissioner Alec Blume is immediately curious and the discovery of the dead man's notebooks reveals that there is a great deal more at stake than the unfortunate death of a down-and-out... What secrets did he know that might have made him a target? What is the significance of the Galleria Orpiment? And why are the authorities so intent on blocking Blume's investigations?
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Dogs of Rome'A powerful and hugely compelling novel. Dark, worldly and written with tremendous style and assurance' * William Boyd * 'The American-born Blume is an engaging hero who might just have to potential to fill the gap left when Michael Dibdin's death ended his Italian detective Aurelio Zen's investigations' * Sunday Times *
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Conor Fitzgerald has lived in Ireland, the UK, the United States and Italy. He has worked as an arts editor, produced a current affairs journal for foreign embassies based in Rome, and founded a successful translation company. He is married with two children and lives in Rome. The Fatal Touch is the second in his series of Italian Crime novels.