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The Medici Murders

By: David Hewson
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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When a well-known British TV historian, Marmaduke Godolphin, is found murdered in the canals of Venice during carnival, stabbed by a stiletto blade, the Venetian police are eager to have the case solved and cleared up within a day - murder is bad for tourism!

The police recruit the help of retired archivist, Arnold Clover. Godolphin had hired his services on arriving in Venice to help sort through some historical papers of note. These dusty documents may contain previously unknown information about the assassination of the murderer, Lorenzino de' Medici, 500 years previously.

How coincidental that Godolphin meets his death in the same place as the Medici murderer, Lorenzino, on a cold, dark, bloody night. Can Arnold use his powers of perception to establish a link and solve the murder of Godolphin?©2022 David Hewson (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Amateur Sleuths Crime Historical Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery World Literature Murder Fiction Detective Italy
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An excellent well researched read. The main characters I hope will continue to be part of a series, they are so well formed and believable. The story was a real page turner as the plot developed. I know Venice well and enjoyed looking up locations used. The narrator Richard Armitage was a very good choice fitting in with the character of Arnold Clover. I would highly recommend!

Excellent!

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Enjoyed the food and the imagery of Venice. But utterly terrible sound editing. You could hear each time a recording session ended and started. Destroyed the flow and enjoyment of the book. No idea how any publisher signed off on this. Real shame.

Terrible editing marred a good tale

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This is the second David Hewson book I've listened to and it didn't disappoint. Armitage reads beautifully as always. Sometimes the first half of the book seems very detailed, however I always appreciate this as I get hooked into the plot in the second half. I finished the book feeling like I'd been on a holiday to Venice.

another great story

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Disappointed with story, nothing exciting like previous books
Kept on waiting, waiting & waiting
More like a stroll around Venice

Not much happened

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I listened to this story in several long chunks and enjoyed every minute of it. Great historical details, an interesting plot and very skilled narration. The murder happens fairly early on in the story and the author does well to keep the investigative narrative going for so long. The final denouement took me by surprise and I certainly didn't see it coming!

A Death in Venice. Excellent

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