Death in August (Inspector Bordelli Mysteries) - Softcover

Marco Vichi's novel Death in Florence won the Scerbanenco, Rieti, and Camaiore prizes. His novels Death in August and Death and the Olive Grove are available from Pegasus Crime.

“Inspector Bordelli has a lot on his mind. He wonders why he’s never found a great woman, his Beetle is acting up, he’s got to cut back on cigarettes, and he should probably figure out who killed that wealthy older lady in her 17th-century villa.”
- Susannah Meadows, New York Times

“Vichi’s prose transports readers to the deserted, sweltering streets of down-and-out Florence, thanks to a translation by Stephen Sartarelli that conveys the dialogue with a lyricism and tongue-in-cheek wit one instinctively senses were present in the original. Straight from the city that brought us da Vinci and Dante, Vichi is on a par with writers like Henning Mankell and Elizabeth George who have elevated the police procedural to a work of art.”
- Shelf Awarness, STARRED REVIEW

“Vichi’s stellar first in a new mystery series (and his U.S.debut) introduces endearingly melancholic Inspector Bordelli. Vichi delivers a plausible solution worthy of a golden age crime novel. Readers will look forward to seeing more of this flawed hero.”
- Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW