Introducing Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia of the Florentine carabinieri, a Sicilian stationed far from home. He wants to go south for Christmas to spend the holiday with his family, but he is laid up with the 'flu. At this awkward moment, the death of a retired Englishman is reported. A most…
There are 14 books in the Florentine Mysteries series. The newest book is Vita Nuova which came out in 2008.
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Death of a Dutchman
Death of a Dutchman
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Death in Springtime
Two foreign girls are abducted from a Florence piazza in broad daylight. The unusual March snowfall has distracted everyone—even Marshal Guarnaccia, who is unsure of what he has actually witnessed.…
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Death in Autumn
Death in Autumn
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The Marshal and the Murderer
The Marshal and the Murderer
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The Marshal and the Madwoman
The Marshal and the Madwoman
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The Marshal Makes His Report
The Marshal Makes His Report
When the body of Buongianni Corsi is found lying face down in the courtyard of the Palazzo Ulderighi there seems no doubt in the minds of his family that his death was an accident. The Marchesa, wife of the dead man, will entertain no other possibility and her power and…
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The Marshal at the Villa Torrini
The Marshal at the Villa Torrini
Marshal Guarnaccia's job with the carabinieri—the local Florentine police—usually involves restoring stolen handbags to grateful old ladies and lost cameras to…
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Property of Blood
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Some Bitter Taste
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The Innocent
It is spring in Florence and everyone around Marshal Guarnaccia seems to be in love, even his own son. The case he is working on, the murder of a young woman, seems to present no particular problems. No distressed parents, no political or influential connections, no pressure from the media.…
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Vita Nuova
When Marshal Guarnaccia is called upon to investigate the murder of a young woman he is convinced that there's more to the family than meets the eye, and wonders if the girl's father, Paoletti, might have had something to do with her death.
Enlisting the help of a local journalist,…