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A Rich Full Death

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

By Michael Dibdin

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Jun 29, 1999 | 208 Pages

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    Florence,1855. “The English are dying too much,” the city’s police chief observes. And members of the foreign community in this quaint Italian backwater, both English and American, are indeed dying at an alarming rate and in an extraordinary variety of ingenious and horrible ways.
          
    With the local authorities out of their depth, the distinguished resident Robert Browning launches his own private investigation, aided and abetted by an expatriot Robert Booth. Unfortunately, their amateur sleuthing is hampered by the fact that each of their suspects becomes the next victim in a series of murders orchestrated by a killer with a taste for poetic justice. A Rich Full Death features characters both historical and imaginary, ranging from an enticing servant girl to Mr. Browning’s consumptive, world-famous wife, Elizabeth Barrett, in a tale lush with period detail, intricately plotted, and with a truly astonishing final twist.

    About A Rich Full Death

    Florence,1855. “The English are dying too much,” the city’s police chief observes. And members of the foreign community in this quaint Italian backwater, both English and American, are indeed dying at an alarming rate and in an extraordinary variety of ingenious and horrible ways.
          
    With the local authorities out of their depth, the distinguished resident Robert Browning launches his own private investigation, aided and abetted by an expatriot Robert Booth. Unfortunately, their amateur sleuthing is hampered by the fact that each of their suspects becomes the next victim in a series of murders orchestrated by a killer with a taste for poetic justice. A Rich Full Death features characters both historical and imaginary, ranging from an enticing servant girl to Mr. Browning’s consumptive, world-famous wife, Elizabeth Barrett, in a tale lush with period detail, intricately plotted, and with a truly astonishing final twist.

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    About Michael Dibdin

    Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on… More about Michael Dibdin

    About Michael Dibdin

    Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on… More about Michael Dibdin

    Product Details

    Category: Mystery & Suspense

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jun 29, 1999 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375706141

    Category: Mystery & Suspense

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Oct 14, 2009 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9780307559432

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    Praise

    "Fruitily atmospheric as a crumbling necropolis with a startling (and hauntingly ambiguous) finale." –The Guardian

    "Vigorous and amusing. . .Dibdin convincingly creates the cosmopolitan society of nineteenth-century Florence." –Daily Telegraph

    "Clever plotting, witty writing, and a well-judged display of historical background." –The Times (London)

    "Dibdin has a gift for shocking the unshockable reader." –Ruth Rendell

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