Italian rules : or, The three endings of Toni Fausto

Title:

Author:

Benjamin, Tom author

ISBN:

9781408715499

Additional ISBN:

9781408715499 140871549X (pbk.)

Personal Author:

Benjamin, Tom author

Publication Information:

London : Constable, 2022.

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 24 cm.

Series Link:

Daniel Leicester series ;

KO_800v:

Personal Subject:

Leicester, Daniel (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Subject Term:

Motion picture industry -- Italy -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Italy -- Bologna -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Bologna (Italy) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Language:

English

Abstract:

"When a canister containing an old movie goes missing from Bologna's Cineteca - one of Europe's leading centres of film restoration - Daniel Leicester is called in to investigate. He finds out that the film in question had been considered lost until recently. As he looks deeper into the mystery, he begins to suspect the outtakes from the missing film might expose the culprit of an unsolved murder from the past. As part of his investigation, he joins an exclusive Buraco club where they play the traditional card game to 'Italian rules' and he suspects the murderer may be among the membership.

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Summary

'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 CROISSANTS

'Italian Rules is a fabulously sophisticated and classy mystery with an utterly gripping plot' Victoria Dowd

When 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 on 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 Italian Rules

' Benjamin skilfully combines a cracking crime novel with a love letter to Italian cinema . . . Italian Rules is an absolute treat' Trevor Wood

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

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.