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- Location(s): Sicily
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): 20th Century
Two murders are investigated by a university lecturer for his own intellectual curiosity, yet what he discovers stirs up all kinds of corruption and malevolence in a Sicilian town.
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Crime
- Era(s): 1930s
Naples, March 1931: a bitter wind stalks the city s streets, and murder lies at its chilled heart. As one of the world s greatest tenors, Maestro Vezzi, is found brutally murdered in his dressing room at Naples famous...
- Location(s): Aeolian Islands
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Modern
Sequel to Rarer than Rubies Precious Gems: Book Two In this exciting sequel to Rarer Than Rubies, gay romance author Trent Copeland and former FBI agent Reed Action head to Italy for a Roman holiday. What should be a...
- Location(s): Amalfi Coast, Positano
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
In this charming, deeply atmospheric novel set against the Amalfi Coast of the 1950s, two women form an intense and lasting friendship that embodies the paradoxes of Italian society. Inspired by her own adventurous, unconventional life, actress and writer...
- Location(s): Sicily
- Genre(s): Historical, Travelogue
- Era(s): Various
A journey into the heart of Sicily, using art, food, history and literature to shed light on southern Italy’s legacy of political corruption and violent crime. The book takes as its starting point the ongoing trial of seven-times Prime...
Naples ’44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Historical
- Era(s): 1940s
Norman Lewis is one of the least appreciated authors and travel writers fot he last century. The city is liberated in 1944 by the Allies and this book captures the bleakness and futility of war, yet the the true...
Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
- Location(s): Pompeii
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): 79AD and Modern
Pompeii explodes a number of myths – from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought: the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs: and the legendary number of...
- Location(s): Naples
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
Penny Green returned to Italy after a holiday in Australia ready for a challenge. She was looking for a new job and romance, and found work and perhaps love in the toughest Italian city of them all Napoli. Penny...
- Location(s): Amalfi Coast
- Genre(s): Fiction, Novella
- Era(s): Modern
Martin is a 50-something Yorkshireman with a penchant for swearing and making model aircraft in his shed. He also likes football and many years ago when a small, longhaired Argentinian started to play for Napoli FC, Martin became aware...
- Location(s): Amalfi Coast, Positano
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
In Michael Lear’s opinion, James Hilldyard is the master of the contemporary novel. Travelling to this genius’ home in Italy, Michael is disappointed when Hilldyard turns down the TV profile he wants to produce, but is bafflingly offered a...
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