{"product_id":"requiem-in-la-rossa","title":"Requiem In La Rossa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Devoured it. Great characters and brilliant use of the history and architecture of Bologna. His best yet'' Trevor Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the sweltering heat of a Bologna summer, a murderer plans their \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epièce de résistance...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnly in Bologna\u003c\/i\u003e reads the headline in the \u003ci\u003eCarlino\u003c\/i\u003e after a professor of music is apparently murdered leaving the opera. But what looks like an open-and-shut case begins to fall apart when English detective Daniel Leicester is tasked with getting the accused man off, and a trail that begins among Bologna''s close-knit classical music community leads him to suspect there may be a serial killer at large in the oldest university in the world. And as Bologna trembles with aftershocks following a recent earthquake, the city begins to give up her secrets...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRequiem in La Rossa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I absolutely loved this book. Bologna is perfectly captured, the crime plot is fresh and intriguing, and the characterisation remains spot on. I found myself totally immersed and swept through this stunner of a story in 24 hours. Highly, highly recommend''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Philippa East \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An atmospheric, intelligent crime novel that is an intricate portrait of the heart of Bologna. Beautiful, gripping, and very clever'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant, involving crime novel''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Louise Hare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Clever and beautifully written... his best yet'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Fein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tom Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller'' \u003ci\u003eThe Herald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tom Benjamin''s debut novel blows the lid off a political cauldron in which Leftist agitators, property moguls, the police and city elders struggle for survival and dominance'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city.'' \u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Another great crime novel set in Bologna'' Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The mystery \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esmolders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e away nicely and the wrap-up throws some curve balls. Another indulgent offering in this rewarding series.'' Reader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315342025086,"sku":"NW9781472131621","price":12.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472131621.jpg?v=1778715722","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/requiem-in-la-rossa","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}