'There are two major stars in this book, the laconic private eye Daniel Leicester and the city of Bologna itself. Tom Benjamin mixes these ingredients perfectly making Italian Rules a really great read.' Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
'Italian Rules is a fabulously sophisticated and classy mystery with an utterly gripping plot' Victoria Dowd
When Hollywood comes to Bologna, La Dolce Vita turns sweet murder...
A famous Hollywood director arrives in Bologna to remake a cult film and the city's renown cinema archive decides to mark the occasion with a screening of the original, only to discover it has disappeared.
After English detective Daniel Leicester follows the trail of Love on a Razorblade to an apparent murder-suicide, he begins to suspect there may be more at stake than missing negatives - could the film contain a clue to one of the city's most enduring mysteries? Together with a star from the forthcoming remake, Daniel moves from the glamour of Venice Lido to the depths of Bologna's secret tunnel system as a sinister network closes in and he learns some people are ready to kill for the ultimate director's cut.
Praise for Italian Rules
' Benjamin skilfully combines a cracking crime novel with a love letter to Italian cinema . . . Italian Rules is an absolute treat' Trevor Wood
'Intelligent, kinetically sprung ' Irish Times
'Soul-moving' Peterborough Telegraph
Praise for Tom Benjamin
'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
'Another great crime novel set in Bologna' Reader Review
'The mystery smolders away nicely and the wrap-up throws some curve balls. Another indulgent offering in this rewarding series.' Reader Review
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781408715512
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 221 g
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 24 mm
This is the fourth book in the Italian private eye Daniel Leicester series and continues to follow the exploits and adventures of the detective and his team and family. This story follows the disappearance of a reel... More
Italian Rulesis the fourth book in Tom Benjamin’s Daniel Leicester series. If you haven’t read the previous three it doesn’t really matter, I hadn’t read them either and it didn’t effect my reading experience or my... More
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