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Death In Autumn (1985)

Death in Autumn (1985)

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The Marshal Guarnaccia detective series is so enjoyable. I have spent the past few weeks slogging through the first three books of an historical mystery series and have taken a vow not to ever read books I don’t care for. People have different guidelines for deciding whether to finish a book; I’m inclined toward the 30 page rule. If I can’t get into a book, if I don’t care about the characters, then I will put that book in the Half-Price Book pile.As soon as I make this rule, I remember books that I ended up loving. For example, I must have tried four or five times to get into Women in Love before I became accustomed to Lawrence’s style. I wasn’t crazy about the first Marshal Guarnaccia books I read: Death of an Englishman and Death in Springtime. They were good, but not exciting. But I persisted. I was rewarded by this book. I was lucky enough to be able to visit Florence several years ago. I wish I could go back and back and back. I saw it as a tourist; Nabb, an Englishwoman, moved there in 1975 and stayed. She knew it intimately. This all adds to the immediacy of and involvement in the story.It seems that the character of the Marshal is becoming more developed. We are learning more about it and he is becoming more real. I have two nits to pick: 1) why was it necessary to kill the dog? Marshal Guarnaccia was so indifferent to this dog’s fate. Why are people so important and animals so disposable?2) What is a Substitute Prosecutor? I wish Nabb had included notes. I Googled this, to no avail. Does anyone know? Is he really a substitute? Why does Italy use Substitute Prosecutors? Where are the Permanent Prosecutors?I have begun reading Property of Blood – engrossing.

This is the fourth Magdalen Nabb book in the series featuring Marshal Guarnaccia. Just as fun to read as the first three. "They found the body in the river just as dawn was breaking over Florence...The dead woman was wearing a lot of rings, a large bracelet, elegant earrings-and underneath her expensive fur coat she was absolutely naked. At first, it seemed like a bizarre suicide. But why didn’t anyone come to claim the body or report a missing wife, mother, or friend? Following a complicated trail of blackmail, jewel theft, and drug dealing, Marshal Guarnaccia finally ferrets out the shocking truths about a very cool-headed murderer and his all-too-trusting victim."

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First Sentence: Dawn still hadn’t broken and the river water lapping the sides of the black rubber dinghy was of the same darkness as the sky except for a path of moving light coming from a lamp attached to the dinghy’s side.The body of a middle-aged, woman, wearing only jewelry and a fur coat, is found floating in the river. Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia of the Carabinieri and Captain Maestrangelo must work together to find the identity of the woman and her killer.This book is not my favorite of the series. I do wish authors would avoid portents, but that is a particular irritant of mine. Because both Marshal and the Captain worked the case, I often found myself confused as to who was doing what, when. We get bits and pieces about Marshal, but not really a fully-developed picture. What we do get is intriguing. He is married, has a child, is allergic to sunlight, and a dogged investigator. One thing I did particularly like in this book was seeing his humanity and particular concern for all the young men in this story. The plot was interesting. It went places that were completely unexpected, particularly the ending, which was very different from the norm.Nabb’s sense of place is not as strong as some authors, but it is there and her love of Italy is apparent from her writing. There is a subtlety to her writing that I do enjoy. While this may not have been, what I’d consider to be, her best book, I enjoyed it and will continue on with the series.DEATH IN AUTUMN (Pol. Proc-Marshal Guarnaccia-Florence, Italy-Cont) - GNabb, Magdalen – 4th in seriesCharles scribner’s Sons, 1985, US Hardcover – ISBN: 0684183374
—LJ

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