It is just before Christmas and the marshal wants to go South to spend the holiday with his wife and family, but first he must recover from the flu (which has left the Florentine caribinieri short-handed) and also solve a murder. A seemingly respectable retired Englishman, living in a flat on the Via Maggio near the Santa Trinita bridge, was shot in the back during the night. He was well-connected and Scotland Yard has despatched two officers to "assist" the Italians in solving the crime. But it is the marshal, a quiet observer, not an intellectual, who manages to figure out what happened, and why.
Případy maršála Guarnaccii Série
Ponořte se do pulzujícího srdce Florencie, kde každý případ odhaluje složité lidské vztahy a temná tajemství. Tento detektivní cyklus sleduje chápavého maršála italské policie, který se pohybuje v labyrintu zločinu a intrik. Jeho bystrý intelekt a empatie jsou klíčem k rozplétání záhad v tomto historicky bohatém prostředí.
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There was enough trouble around to keep the police busy for months. All over Florence tourists were being robbed, cars stolen and somewhere in ther city terrorists were quietly at work. So the suicide of a Dutch jeweller looked like a simple case, or was it just too simple?
Dood in de lente
- 130 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
De dokter van een Amerikaanse zakenman wordt in Florence ontvoerd door mensen die goed thuis zijn in het Toscaanse heuvelland.
Zázrak
- 158 stránek
- 6 hodin čtení
Bea je úspešná, krásna a silná žena. Jej život sa zdá byt ideálny. Ale zdanie, ako to už býva, klame. Stačí jeden okamih, ktorý ju zrazí na kolená. Napriek tomu dokáže zvládnuť to, čo sa jej zo začiatku zdalo byt nemožné. A rozhodne sa svoj život od základov zmeniť. Krok za krokom nachádza samú seba a spoznáva lásku, v akú už ani nedúfala. Začne napokon veriť aj na zázraky?
Sie ist auf dem Revier, um ihre Freundin vermißt zu melden. Beide sind ursprünglich zum Italienischlernen aus der Schweiz nach Florenz gekommen und dann geblieben, um in einer nahen Kleinstadt illegal zu arbeiten. Seit drei Tagen ist die bildhübsche Monika Heer spurlos verschwunden. Als die Leiche des Mädchens unter einem Haufen Tonscherben entdeckt wird, ist auch Maresciallo Guarnaccia ratlos.
The Marshall and the Madwoman
- 224 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
Why should anyone want to murder Clementina, the crazed old woman who tidied by night the narrow streets of Florence's San Frediano district? Starting without clues, the Marshal sets out in the city's August heat to reconstruct her past. By the author of "The Marshal Makes His Report".
The Marshal's Own Case
- 176 stránek
- 7 hodin čtení
“ The lore and mystique of male transvestite lifestyles in Florence. . . . The marshal takes the case that no one wants, a situation underscoring the novel’s theme of unloved and troubled children.”— Publishers Weekly “Among the genre’s most appealing cops.”— Booklist “Surpasses the best of Simenon.”— Kirkus Reviews The marshal must leave his snug world at the Pitti Palace to seek a criminal in the shadowy haunts of prostitutes, pimps, and tricks. No one believes that he can navigate in this milieu, much less identify a killer, but once again he confounds their expectations.
The Marshal Makes His Report
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Marshal Guarnaccia enters Florentine high society in search of a clever killer.
Jedného dňa
- 230 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
Budúca maliarka Alex má pred sebou prvé prázdniny ako dospelá. Chce snívať, maľovať a užívať si talianske more. Ale jej plány sa náhle zmenia, keď sa zadíva do zelených očí, ktoré sú pre ňu viac ako osudové. Letné lásky však nikdy netrvajú dlho. Rýchlo vzplanú a zase vyhasnú. Zostanú po nich len spomienky a spálené srdce. A osud si pre Alex pripravil hneď niekoľko nepríjemných prekvapení. Alex prestane veriť na šťastné konce a na lásku, o akej sa dá čítať iba v románoch. Žije ticho a nenápadne, aby si ju osud zase nevšimol a nezamiešal sa jej do života. A predsa jedného dňa...
The Monster of Florence
- 346 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
Investigating a forgery in the art world, Marshal Guarnaccia of the Pitti Palace carabinieri station is dragged into a final attempt to nail the serial killer who has ritually slaughtered seven courting couples over the last ten years and finds himself facing a forgery in his own line of business.
Property Of Blood
- 304 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
Olivia, an American-born model, married Count Ugo Brunamonti, a feckless, soon impoverished aristocrat. The government's official policy is not to permit the payment of ransom. But if the money isn't paid, the kidnappers cannot let their victim go free. Can it be that Olivia's children are unwilling to pay the ransom?
Some Bitter Taste
- 240 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
"Sara Hirsch is a nervous elderly spinster who still lives in the Florentine flat in which she was raised. Frightened, she calls Marshal Guarnaccia for help, sure that strangers have been in her apartment. The Marshal knows she is a lonely and terrified old woman, but he is preoccupied with an investigation into an Albanian prostitution ring. Before he can respond to her latest alarm, she is found dead." "The Marshal's search for the villains who precipitated her death brings him into confrontation with the past, with Albanian refugees and with English expatriates, including the ailing heir to the elegant Villa L'Uliveto, Sir Christopher Wrothesly."--BOOK JACKET
The Innocent
- 356 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
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. The investigation takes him only a few steps from home, to the Boboli gardens and to the artisans' quarter - where he knows everybody and everybody knows him. The locals also trust him - until he seems to be accusing one of them - then everything changes. A second death follows and Guarnaccia is convinced that it is his fault. The case becomes one of the most distressing he's ever had to handle. Burdened with guilt, he finds it impossible to trust his own instincts any more. But he has to learn to do so before he can get at the truth.
Vita Nuova
- 272 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
A young mother is found dead in her bedroom in the elegant villa of the newly rich Paolottis. There seems to be no motive for the brutal crime until Marshal Guarnaccia investigates.
