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Thirty-something New Yorker Lucy Stark leads a quiet, solitary life working for a bestselling - but remarkably untalented writer. When he dies at a villa in Tuscany, Lucy flies to Italy to settle his affairs. What begins as a grim chore soon threatens her self-reliance and her very sense of…

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1 author picked Italian Fever as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I’m a big fan of mysteries, and one reason is that the “mystery” genre can take in so many different approaches. You got your gumshoe, your locked door mystery, your police-team investigation. Then there’s mysteries that don’t fit any category neatly. This is one, and it’s so fun. An assistant to a famous novelist is called to Italy after he dies…mysteriously, gruesomely. Once there, she does fall into a fever while trying to uncover various puzzles regarding the artist’s life, work and demise while also falling feverishly in love with a local hottie. Valerie Martin is a supremely skilled writer…

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The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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