The Namesake (52 page)
Sunday Times
The Fatal Touch
In the early hours of a Saturday morning, a body is discovered in Piazza de’ Renzi. If it was just a simple fall that killed him, why is a senior Carabiniere officer so interested?
Commissioner Alec Blume is immediately curious and the discovery of the dead man’s notebooks reveals that there is a great deal more at stake than the unfortunate death of a down-and-out... What secrets did he know that might have made him a target? What is the significance of the Galleria Orpiment? And why are the authorities so intent on blocking Blume’s investigations?
‘Alec Blume is an inspired creation ... Highly recommended’
Guardian
‘Set in Rome in the murky world of art forgery, it’s beautifully written and has a deliciously laconic sense of humour’
Irish Times
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