Daniel Leicester #04: Italian Rules

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' There are two major stars in this book, the laconic private eye Daniel Leicester and the city of Bologna itself. Tom Benjamin mixes these ingredients perfectly making Italian Rules a really great read. ' Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTSWhen Hollywood comes to Bologna, La Dolce Vita turns sweet murder. . . A famous Hollywood director arrives in Bologna to remake a cult film and the city' s renown cinema archive decides to mark the occasion with a screening of the original, only to discover it has disappeared. After English detective Daniel Leicester follows the trail of Love Upon a Razorblade to an apparent murder-suicide, he begins to suspect there may be more at stake than missing negatives - could the film contain a clue to one of the city' s most enduring mysteries? Together with a star from the forthcoming remake, Daniel moves from the glamour of Venice Lido to the depths of Bologna' s secret tunnel system as a sinister network closes in and he learns some people are ready to kill for the ultimate director' s cut. Praise for Tom Benjamin' The locale is brought to life . . . the plot keeps you guessing' The Times' A slow-burning, tense and brooding thriller' The Herald Scotland' 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' Daily Mail' It' s an immensely promising debut, which leaves the reader feeling they really know the city. ' Morning Star' Another great crime novel set in Bologna' Reader Review' The mystery smolders away nicely and the wrap-up throws some curve balls. Another indulgent offering in this rewarding series. ' Reader Review