An enigma by the sea / Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini ; translated by Gregory Dowling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fruttero, Carlo, author.

Lucentini, Franco, author.

Contributor:

Dowling, Gregory, translator.

Standardized Title:

Enigma in luogo di mare. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Resorts--Italy--Tuscany--Fiction.

Resorts.

Rich people--Italy--Tuscany--Fiction.

Rich people.

Missing persons--Investigation--Italy--Tuscany--Fiction.

Missing persons.

Murder--Investigation--Italy--Tuscany--Fiction.

Murder.

Italian literature--20th century.

Italian literature.

Tuscany (Italy)--Fiction.

Tuscany (Italy).

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Novels

Translations

Detective and mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

413 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

[English edition].

Place of Publication:

London : Bitter Lemon Press, 2026.

Summary:

"In an exclusive resort in a dark, threatening pine forest on the coast of Tuscany, the rich and famous are gathering at their second homes for Christmas. On the morning that a husband and wife from one of the heavily-guarded villas go missing, a certain Count Delaude is washed up, battered to death, on the seashore. The cast list promises intrigue from the beginning. The count, a sponger and a sham had arrived under cover of dark with a beautiful young woman scheming to be a top model. Two comedians seclude themselves as they try to overcome a writing block. The depressive Signor Monforte, a retired academic, tries to woo a beautiful divorcee, while another, a woman this time, prepares to leave her husband. Two elderly spinsters and their Filipina maid are aghast at the awful predictions of their Tarot pack. The local police is inept, so Monforte finds himself in the role of detective, and is triumphant."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A certain air of secrecy

This morning on the wide pavement

Every day at six A.M.

A while ago a black dot

Where women are concerned

A man and a boy are gazing

Milagros, after serving the coffee

On summer nights, the steep Medieval Quarter

At Grosseto, outside Porta Vecchia

This December 26th

There are few places in Italy

Evaporating the night.

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

ISBN:

9781916725195

1916725198

OCLC:

1553844170

Publisher Number:

CIPO000310654