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'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling

'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail

'Gwynne Jones's talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever' Literary Review
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1 author picked The Angels of Venice as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

In a promising series about the hapless British consul in Venice with dominating cat and very superior wife, this new story goes deeper into the peril that Venice is in and how it extends our sense of being in the 21st century.

A fun and comically imagined series just took a step up!

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