I raced through this book and couldn't put it down. This is the 5th book in Edward Sklepowich's mystery series set in Venice, starring Urbino McIntyre and the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini...and it's certainly the best book yet. A November storm traps the Contessa and her guests in her palazzo for a ...
When the self-proclaimed illegitimate daughter of a Venetian aristocrat turns up dead in the Grand Canal, an expatriate American author explores the Venetian art world in an attempt to clear his name, and uncovers decadence and deceit. Reprint. PW.
Reluctantly investigating a series of threats made against the charismatic Barone Casarotto-Re as a means of fulfilling a personal favor, Urbino Macintyre is challenged to remain unbiased when the barone becomes the major suspect in a murder.
Took much too long to get to a disappointing denouement. I did enjoy the characters for the most part, but I wished they weren't so introspective and cautious. If everyone had been a little more forthright, we could have settled all this in half the pages. (When I enjoy a book, I don't care how l...
Death in a Serene City is the first book of the Urbino Macintyre mystery series by Edward Sklepowich. The story is set in Venice Italy during the weeks prior to carnevale in 1987. A wide variety of characters are introduced: a washerwoman, a hunchback, a priest, a countess, writers and artists. N...