The Fatal Touch
An Alec Blume Novel
Published on 29. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-4088-2173-2 (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
'Set in Rome in the murky world of art forgery, it's beautifully written and has a deliciously laconic sense of humour' * Irish Times * 'Fitzgerald deals with such familiar material with sparkling originality. ****' * Daily Telegraph * 'I'm putting my money on Alec Blume becoming the most popular detective of the coming decade' * Belfast Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-2173-2 (9781408821732)
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E-Book
04/2011
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Person
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.