A Quiet Death in Italy

'An English private investigator with local establishment connections and a potent mix of doggedness and naïveté. You can smell the ragu... You can feel the fear of those who fall foul of the ancient families and the police. A terrific read' - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ---------- Bologna: city of secrets, suspicion . . . and murder When 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. But 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. Beneath 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. ---------- Praise for A Quiet Death in Italy: 'Tom Benjamin is an excellent writer of Italian noir... a novel that flies by, page after page... set in an enchanted Bologna, celebrating and illustrating its art, cuisine and architectural wonders' - Italia Oggi 'The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' - The Times 'A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' - The Herald Scotland '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 'It's an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city' - Morning Star ---------- A 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.