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Instead of escaping reality to this fantastic city, this city of phantoms, I was rushing towards it – hard fate awaited me in this soupy shade of a place…
In the oppressive heat of summer in Bologna, English detective Daniel Leicester is reliving his beloved wife Lucia’s final days. Vivid memories have been awakened by the sight of her bicycle, missing since the accident that killed her, ridden by a stranger through the city’s tight medieval streets.
As unfinished business bleeds – quite literally – into the present, the sickening realisation that Lucia’s death wasn’t accidental dawns on Daniel. He embarks on a quest for the truth, and this most personal of crusades leads him to two contrasting worlds: the secretive, ancient realm of freemasonry, and the revolutionary ‘Reclaim Bologna’ activist movement.
What links these two opposing factions? Is there a chance Lucia wasn’t the woman Daniel believed her to be? And will the truth be too painful, or too perilous, to bear?
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Readers and reviewers are loving The Bologna Vendetta:
‘Steeped in atmosphere and intrigue, The Bologna Vendetta burrows under the skin of contemporary Italy. Intelligent, incisive and compelling.’ – Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners
‘There’s plenty of Bologna, lots of mystery and conspiracy, and even some heartbreak via Daniel’s past. Highly recommended!’ – Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I have read all this series and loved every single one… I really didn’t want to put it down and read it in only a couple of days’ – Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Instead of escaping reality to this fantastic city, this city of phantoms, I was rushing towards it – hard fate awaited me in this soupy shade of a place…
In the oppressive heat of summer in Bologna, English detective Daniel Leicester is reliving his beloved wife Lucia’s final days. Vivid memories have been awakened by the sight of her bicycle, missing since the accident that killed her, ridden by a stranger through the city’s tight medieval streets.
As unfinished business bleeds – quite literally – into the present, the sickening realisation that Lucia’s death wasn’t accidental dawns on Daniel. He embarks on a quest for the truth, and this most personal of crusades leads him to two contrasting worlds: the secretive, ancient realm of freemasonry, and the revolutionary ‘Reclaim Bologna’ activist movement.
What links these two opposing factions? Is there a chance Lucia wasn’t the woman Daniel believed her to be? And will the truth be too painful, or too perilous, to bear?
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Readers and reviewers are loving The Bologna Vendetta:
‘Steeped in atmosphere and intrigue, The Bologna Vendetta burrows under the skin of contemporary Italy. Intelligent, incisive and compelling.’ – Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners
‘There’s plenty of Bologna, lots of mystery and conspiracy, and even some heartbreak via Daniel’s past. Highly recommended!’ – Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I have read all this series and loved every single one… I really didn’t want to put it down and read it in only a couple of days’ – Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Reviews
Another brilliant addition to the Daniel Leicester series, in which yet another present-day twisty intrigue is movingly woven into a past narrative of Daniel's relationship with his late wife Lucia. Full of dazzling descriptions, fascinating cultural insights and a brilliant mystery, I loved the latest installment of the series just as much as all the others!
A fascinating excursion to Bologna with added mystery, plus some very significant appearances by characters from Daniel Leicester's past, both dead and alive. Highly recommended!
