The Marshal and the Madwoman (A Florentine Mystery)
by:
Magdalen Nabb (author)
Praise for Magdalen Nabb: "Every word should be savored."—Washington Post Book World "The best mystery news in ages is that Soho is restoring to the canon Magdalen Nabb and her tremendous creation, Marshal Guarnaccia of the Italian Police in Florence."—Chicago Tribune "Exquisite."—The New York...
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Praise for Magdalen Nabb: "Every word should be savored."—Washington Post Book World "The best mystery news in ages is that Soho is restoring to the canon Magdalen Nabb and her tremendous creation, Marshal Guarnaccia of the Italian Police in Florence."—Chicago Tribune "Exquisite."—The New York Times Book Review "Nabb continues to extend conventions of the police procedural to suit her own intriguing vision and purpose."—Philadelphia Inquirer
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781569473405 (1569473404)
ASIN: 1569473404
Publish date: 2003-10-01
Publisher: Soho Crime
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Like the first novel, this one makes use of long standing relationship. It is dark, but the humor comes from the relationship between the Marshal and his wife, a marriage of mutual respect, love, and frustration. The pacing was slower than the first, and it seemed to make the book drag a little.