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Praise for Grace Brophy:
“It’s not often that an author’s first book wins the coveted Tip of the Ice Pick Award.”—BookPage
“Believable narrative twists combined with excellent characterization, rich dialogue and a finely depicted setting.”—Publishers Weekly
“A terrific Italian historical police procedural.”—Midwest Book Review
In the peaceful Umbrian village of Paradiso, the shocking murder and mutilation of an elderly German woman is barely credible. That is, until Inspector Alessandro Cenni of the State Police discovers that this retired cultural attaché was not just a difficult tenant, but also a bisexual swinger with an African lover recently in residence, as well as a blackmailer. The dead woman grew up in occupied Venice, and some of her secrets may have been acquired that long ago, during World War II. And the bucolic village is not that innocent: It was the site of a famous, scandalous murder fifty years earlier.
Cenni’s boss wants a scapegoat, and the young African lesbian is the obvious target, but Cenni cannot bring himself to close a case without solving the crime and bringing the actual perpetrator to justice.
Grace Brophy, a native of New Jersey, lived in Umbria for many years. She now resides in Maine. The Last Enemy, her debut novel, featuring Inspector Cenni, was published to acclaim.
“It’s not often that an author’s first book wins the coveted Tip of the Ice Pick Award.”—BookPage
“Believable narrative twists combined with excellent characterization, rich dialogue and a finely depicted setting.”—Publishers Weekly
“A terrific Italian historical police procedural.”—Midwest Book Review
In the peaceful Umbrian village of Paradiso, the shocking murder and mutilation of an elderly German woman is barely credible. That is, until Inspector Alessandro Cenni of the State Police discovers that this retired cultural attaché was not just a difficult tenant, but also a bisexual swinger with an African lover recently in residence, as well as a blackmailer. The dead woman grew up in occupied Venice, and some of her secrets may have been acquired that long ago, during World War II. And the bucolic village is not that innocent: It was the site of a famous, scandalous murder fifty years earlier.
Cenni’s boss wants a scapegoat, and the young African lesbian is the obvious target, but Cenni cannot bring himself to close a case without solving the crime and bringing the actual perpetrator to justice.
Grace Brophy, a native of New Jersey, lived in Umbria for many years. She now resides in Maine. The Last Enemy, her debut novel, featuring Inspector Cenni, was published to acclaim.
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About the Author:
Grace Brophy grew up in New Jersey and now divides her time between New York, Maine, and a village in Umbria. She is the author of The Last Enemy, the first novel in the Inspector Cenni series.
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Winner of the BookPage "Tip of the Icepick" Award
“The likes of Donna Leon, Magdalen Nabb and David Hewson are joined by Grace Brophy, author of an outstanding new series featuring handsome Commissario Alessandro Cenni of the state police.”
—The Denver Post
“Brophy not only has found in Umbria a fresh setting for Italian crime fiction, but she has also created a character in Cenni, who combines the beguiling personal flaws, slumbering sex appeal, and mysterious detachment of David Hewson’s Leo Falcone and Nic Costa.”
—Booklist
“Brophy has a fine budding series here, with winning characters and settings that include Venice and Murano as well as Umbria, and the ongoing Chiara subplot will have readers anticipating the next installment.”
—Library Journal
Praise for Grace Brophy
“It’s not often that an author’s first book wins the coveted Tip of the Ice Pick Award.”
—BookPage
“Believable narrative twists combined with excellent characterization, rich dialogue and a finely depicted setting.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A terrific Italian historical police procedural.”
—Midwest Book Review
Winner of the BookPage "Tip of the Icepick" Award
“The likes of Donna Leon, Magdalen Nabb and David Hewson are joined by Grace Brophy, author of an outstanding new series featuring handsome Commissario Alessandro Cenni of the state police.”
—The Denver Post
“Brophy not only has found in Umbria a fresh setting for Italian crime fiction, but she has also created a character in Cenni, who combines the beguiling personal flaws, slumbering sex appeal, and mysterious detachment of David Hewson’s Leo Falcone and Nic Costa.”
—Booklist
“Brophy has a fine budding series here, with winning characters and settings that include Venice and Murano as well as Umbria, and the ongoing Chiara subplot will have readers anticipating the next installment.”
—Library Journal
Praise for Grace Brophy
“It’s not often that an author’s first book wins the coveted Tip of the Ice Pick Award.”
—BookPage
“Believable narrative twists combined with excellent characterization, rich dialogue and a finely depicted setting.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A terrific Italian historical police procedural.”
—Midwest Book Review
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- PublisherSoho Crime
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1569474915
- ISBN 13 9781569474914
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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