It's a given: <b>Marco Malvaldi delights, thrills and convinces us</b> even when he abandons his hoary heroes of BarLume and dives into solitary adventures

La Stampa

<b>A whodunnit for the tastebuds</b>

Marie Claire

The classic enigma of the closed room but with <b>an exceptional protagonist</b>: Pellegrino Artusi

La Repubblica

Se alle

<b>An atmosphere reminiscent of Agatha Christie</b> ... [<i>Foul Deeds and Fine Dying</i>] is <b>hilarious</b>, written by Malvaldi with the refined, multifaceted, ironic language he has accustomed us to.

Solo Libri

<i><b>Foul Deeds and Fine Dying</b></i><b><i> </i>is a game of skill, a breath of fresh air</b> ... just the book we needed after the bad period we've been through: <b>funny, witty, interesting</b> and above all set a century before Covid!

MilanoNERA

A fun whodunnit set in 1900 Italy with enjoyable characters and a clever plot

Promoting Crime Fiction

Pellegrino Artusi, the great gastronome and amateur detective, is back. It is 1900 and Pellegrino's famed cookbook is in its fifth edition. Flushed from his fortune and success, our hero joins a weekend party at the Tuscan castle of the wealthy agricultural entrepreneur, Secondo Gazzolo. In this castle of winding corridors, secret passageways and clandestine meetings, Pellegrino finds a curious collection of guests, each with their own purpose for being there.But when one of the party is found dead in his locked bedroom, seemingly the victim of suffocation, it is up to Pellegrino and his old friend, the detective Ispettore Artistico, to solve what really happened, for the science of food is every bit as complex, rigorous and tantalising as the sublime art of investigation.A perfect "locked room mystery" that will have your brain and your tastebuds tickled.Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis
Les mer
A deliciously thrilling locked-room mystery for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.
It's a given: Marco Malvaldi delights, thrills and convinces us even when he abandons his hoary heroes of BarLume and dives into solitary adventures - La StampaA whodunnit for the tastebuds - Marie ClaireThe classic enigma of the closed room but with an exceptional protagonist: Pellegrino Artusi - La RepubblicaAn atmosphere reminiscent of Agatha Christie ... [Foul Deeds and Fine Dying] is hilarious, written by Malvaldi with the refined, multifaceted, ironic language he has accustomed us to. - Solo LibriFoul Deeds and Fine Dying is a game of skill, a breath of fresh air ... just the book we needed after the bad period we've been through: funny, witty, interesting and above all set a century before Covid! - MilanoNERA
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529415391
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
MacLehose Press
Vekt
180 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Forfatter
Oversetter

Biographical note

Marco Malvaldi was born in Pisa in 1974, and is both a crime novelist and a chemist. He is best known for his BarLume series set on the Tuscan Coast, and also for The Art of Killing Well, for which he was awarded both the Isola d'Elba Award and the Castiglioncello Prize.