The Jewels of Paradise

From the bestselling author of the Brunetti crime series comes The Jewels of Paradise, a gripping tale of intrigue, music, history and greed and Donna Leon's first stand-alone novel.Caterina Pellegrini is a young Venetian musicologist hired to find the rightful heir to an alleged treasure concealed by a once-famous, but now almost forgotten, baroque composer. Sworn to secrecy, Caterina can solve the mystery only by searching through the papers contained in two chests that have not been opened for centuries. As she delves into all quarters of his life, she is drawn into one of the most scandalous affairs of the baroque era. What dark secrets do these chests hold, and just whom can she trust?

Info autore

Donna Leon is author of the much-loved, best-selling series of novels featuring Commissario Brunetti and one of The Times' 50 Greatest Crime Writers. Widely considered one of the best detective series ever, with admirers including Ursula K. Le Guin and Val McDermid, the Brunetti Mysteries have won numerous awards around the world and been translated into thirty-five languages.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Donna Leon, Leon Donna
• Editore: Arrow
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.10.2013
• EAN: 9780099580270
• ISBN: 978-0-09-958027-0
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Serie: Arrow Books
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Crime & mystery, Venice, Italy, baroque, Crime and mystery fiction