The Namesake A Commissario Alec Blume Novel |
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| Author:
| Fitzgerald, Conor |
| Series title: | The Alec Blume Novels Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60819-845-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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When magistrate Matteo Arconti's namesake, an insurance man from Milan, is found dead outside the court buildings in Piazzo Clodio, it's a clear warning to the authorities in Rome-a message of defiance and intimidation from a powerful crime syndicate. Commissioner Alec Blume, interpreting the reference to his other ongoing case-a frustrating one in which he's so far been unable to pin murder on a Mafia boss operating at an untouchable distance in Germany-knows he's too...
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When magistrate Matteo Arconti's namesake, an insurance man from Milan, is found dead outside the court buildings in Piazzo Clodio, it's a clear warning to the authorities in Rome-a message of defiance and intimidation from a powerful crime syndicate.
Commissioner Alec Blume, interpreting the reference to his other ongoing case-a frustrating one in which he's so far been unable to pin murder on a Mafia boss operating at an untouchable distance in Germany-knows he's too close to it. Handing control of the investigation to now live-in and not-so-secret partner Caterina Mattiola, Blume takes a backseat. And while Caterina embarks on questioning the Milanese widow, Blume has an underhand idea of his own to lure the arrogant mafioso out of hishiding place...